As I’ve noted many times before, the McConnell version of the Constitution, based on the Electoral College, Republican gerrymandering, the filibuster, and reactionary judges, makes it extremely difficult for the left to win and exercise power. That is the principal reason the Harris campaign isn’t promoting an ambitious agenda for the next four years.
But polarization and the filibuster work to slow down the GOP to some extent, as well–at least at the federal level. Trump’s agenda relies mostly on executive action, not legislation, but the time will come when he will want to legislate, as well. Then what?
McConnell is now an outsider within the GOP. There will be efforts made to get rid of the filibuster. In addition, Trump will almost certainly be violating court orders on immigration issues in order to please his base. Both of these developments will throw the viability of the McConnell Project into question.
The ultimate beneficiaries of reactionary activism may well be the left. The Supreme Court will be less of an obstacle to fundamental reform if Trump establishes a right to ignore it, and the filibuster won’t be a problem if the GOP gets rid of it.