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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by chgs on Sunday March 09, 2025 @11:49AM (#43310184)
Next national elections are the midterms in November 2026 with a new house and senate taking over in Jan 2027, 22 months time.

If the American people want to shift track they have the opportunity to actually elect a Congress which will do something.

If not it’s November 2028 for the next presidential election. Trump (if he’s still alive - he’s not exactly young or healthy) won’t be able to stand for a third term unless a constitutional ammendment is past

Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by timeon on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:30PM (#43310690)
> Trump (if he’s

It is not just about Trump.

Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by crote on Sunday March 09, 2025 @01:22PM (#43311330)
MAGA is essentially a personality cult. There will be a massive power vacuum once Trump leaves the stage, and I doubt any fraction will be big enough to whip the kind of unwavering loyalty we're seeing today.
Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by chgs on Sunday March 09, 2025 @03:33PM (#43312805)
Typically in these situations you get infighting, splintering and general collapse of the movement.

The question is will it happen soon enough to mitigate some of the damage.

Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by anabab on Sunday March 09, 2025 @06:54PM (#43314789)
Would you have some examples from modern history of power vacuum not being filled in, say, 1 year?