I took it as a given that the author sees the Democrats as a threat. This particular piece was about the Republicans who are acting against the interests of the people who elected them. Traitors, as you aptly noted. And yes - traitors go first.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/collaborator
>a person who works with an enemy who has taken control of their country:
>wartime collaborators
>a Nazi collaborator
Historically it's been nazis first, nazi collaborators second
Those republicans, they are working with the enemy
Once the enemy's been dealt with... Their turn comes, inevitably
It's the natural order of things, it's a matter of priority and opportunity
priority and opportunity
Good point!
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