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\\u201cIt\'s so funny,\\u201d Molly Jong-Fast tells Sen. Amy Klobuchar. \\u201cThere\'s been so much sexist talk about women [in politics] being too emotional and being too sensitive. And then we have an entire party held hostage by the president\'s moods.\\u201d 

Klobuchar laughs in response: \\u201cExactly. I think it was John Bolton that said that we just don\'t have time to live through seven stages of the president\'s grief. That is exactly what\'s happening.\\u201d

\\u201cEven when presidents have lost elections,\\u201d the senator adds, \\u201cthey have led, they have had to deal with last-minute crises. And this guy is not doing it. I don\'t think we should be surprised, but the fact that he is not leading and trying to demolish our democracy at the same time and tarnish the reputation of good people like [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] Chris Krebs is just an unbelievable trio of evil.\\u201d 

But don\\u2019t worry, the senator says on the latest edition of The New Abnormal. Despite all the histrionics and the wackadoodle press conferences and the late-night tweets, this presidency is over. \\u201cIt is getting more and more clear that there\'s no other paths. And at some point [the Republicans] are going to have to allow for this transition.\\u201d

It\\u2019s not even like the goal of the Trumpists is to win, despite all their quasi-fascist, overturn-the-election talk, says Rick Wilson. \\u201cThe goal is to sow dissension, the goal is to build chaos. The goal is to ensure that the Trump brand for the next four years still is able to grift off of their email list and suck down rube dollars: \\u2018they can steal our election, but they can\'t steal our pride.\\u2019\\u201d 

And what should Biden do, once he\\u2019s in the Oval and Trump is still doing his authoritarian wannabe thing? And his enablers are back in the senate? There have been some leaks out of Bidenworld that Joe is disinclined towards retribution. \\u201cI think they need to recognize that playing by the Marquess of Queensberry rules and playing nice\\u201d won\\u2019t work, Rick says. \\u201cI think Lindsey Graham needs to be under investigation by the ethics committee. The guy\\u2019s involved in outright attempts to fraudulently manipulate the election. It\\u2019s just crazy.\\u201d 

Molly isn\\u2019t so sure. Quoting Masha Gessen, she says: \\u201cit\'s really important that the president doesn\'t look like he\'s doing that [taking retribution against Trump], because democratic norms are so important. Instead, we have to narrate the experience of the people who\'ve gone through Trumpism.\\u201d 

Which is another way of saying this is\\u2014hopefully, please God\\u2014almost over.

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