This result was not so much a shock as a disappointment. It says more about the American people and where they are at than it does about the real issues facing the USA and the world right now.
Why should it be just about world issues or that world issues should be more of a concern than local issues. When people say that the election result is more about where people are at and then go on to speak about other issues they should be more concerned about its actually saying those voters don't know whats important.
I think it was about local issues. The cost of living and immigration and security. A little bit of world politics with the wars going on as this was also reflected in the troubles the US had locally like on Campus and the parties split on supporting Isreal.
But it seems Trump appeal increased across most demographics. Jews, Muslims, Hispanics and blacks uniting to have peace locally and internationally.
But like most elections for many it basically came down to "am I doing better than I did 4 years ago" across a number of issues.
Americans felt ignored by the media and a "deep state" elite and this vote is payback to Democrats that took them for granted.
But the Dems seem to be part of that 'deep state' even the cultivator of it with all the gaslighting.
Americans feel short-changed by inflation but will not fight the deep inequality that exacerbates the pains they suffer in that respect nor do they seem prepared to understand why that inflation occurred in the first place - mainly due to global reasons. Americans voted to deport the illegal aliens even though many are descended from such people.
I think your short changing the reasons why people voted for Trump. I think they were a lot smarter than people think and understood the issues pretty much how they are in reality. The US has a big immigration problem and the Left made it worse. Its not about equality. Its about having some sort of organisation and process to make it fair and avoid chaos like what has happened at the border.
I don't think anyone understands inflation lol. I agree the economy is not well understood by most. Unfortunately that means for most it comes down to the cost of living. But I think people also seen the Dems had no real economic vision and it would probably be more of the same.
Kamala was not the right candidate for this fight and changing your quarterback without tryouts so late in the game was probably a mistake. Biden should have stepped down earlier. But she showed courage and character in accepting defeat and congratulated Trump with some grace.
But the whole predicament was part of who the Dems became I think. They allowed ideology to dictate which blinded them from reality. Thats what happens when ideology belief becomes the motivation. As with any belief its not based in reality and people will deny all sorts of things that are happening before they eyes.
Its not that the Dems did not know of Bidens decline years ago. Its that they knew but denied it by justifying this as necessary to uphold the ideology. But they got busted. If Biden had not stumbled so bad they would have stuck with him to the end.
Even now they believe that Biden is ok as president. This has been the most obvious and neglected reality that no one talks about. Its got to a point where the Left is explicitly gas lighting people and they know it. They can't be that unaware.
She will cooperate with the peaceful transfer of power.
I hope so.
On all those points Trump failed quite miserably in 2020 and then spent much of the last 4 years lying about not being defeated. The Democrats have lost but are not sore losers like he was in 2020.
Yes he was a bit of a whinger on that. I guess thats what super competitive people do. They hate losing. But then I can recall the Dems, I think Hillary going on about all sorts of conspiriacy theories of why she lost the election and the Left whinging as well.
Oh well hopefull he will be a bit more mature about it this time. I think he has learnt a lot. Plus its good that he has a team appraoch where there are co chairs and inputs which make it more democratic.
Kamala was gracious, good on her. But it sort of rings hallow when you consider all the baiting and false narratives she painted the opposition as illegitimate and facists that would destroy democracy and the lawfare and use of State power to go after the opposition. That is more or less not being gracious to Trump and his supporters and democracy.