So just trying to imagine the next couple of years...
- In November, Democrats narrowly take the house, Republicans narrowly retain the Senate
- Legislation is effectively blocked, but Trump is not affected that much since the administration is simply using the legal apparatus that was already in place to forward their agenda
- The SCOTUS overturns Roe V. Wade at the first chance they get. The original ruling was a right to privacy, so that privacy will be gone. In red states, doctors will be required to report pregnancies to the state, so women that get pregnant but want to keep open the option for abortion tourism or illicit abortion will not seek prenatal care.
- In the run up to the 2020 elections, there are massive voter registration purges. Polling places are closed, voting hours are shortened, and any challenge is quickly escalated to republican judges that protect the behavior.
- The elections are close with lower turnout than 2016 because of concerted Republican efforts. If Trump wins, elite Democrats and Liberals will scold people for not voting. If the Democrat wins, Trump will declare the elections invalid because of massive voter fraud. Democrats will sue, and the case will go to the... supreme court.