This is what moral surrender sounds like. Republicans come in asking for money and say the same thing: I have to stick with Trump because he has the power. They promise they’ll stand up to him later — when it really matters. When elections are stopped. When martial law shows up. Not now. Later. That’s not strategy. That’s cowardice with a talking point. They want donations to stay “moderate” placeholders, just in case things go off the rails — while actively enabling the rails to bend. And someh