At this point, it is obvious that Democrats don’t expect to win the impeachment fight. But they still ardently hope this blistering brawl will damage the president’s reelection drive and rescue America, permanently, from a demagogue they despise.

Realistically, however, Donald Trump’s energized opponents must face an inconvenient truth: Even if they prevail in a decisive electoral victory this November, that won’t mean the end of Trumpism — or of Trump himself….READ THE FULL COLUMN AT USATODAY.COM.