I’m being pessimistic of course, but it allowed this whole process to still appear fair. We are going to trust that the 2020 election is safe because they gave us a “win” during the midterms. The democrats did what they could with what they were given, but if McConnell is able to pull of an acquittal then it really didn’t matter that the dems won in 18. Now of course we are much more aware of the gop’s corruption, but they don’t give a fukk and Barr is sitting on all the indictments/got the fbi in his pocket. They’re banking on the general public’s stupidity/laziness and belief that “our system works” to allow them to get away with it. It just might work.