The US election has finally come, and gone, and I have to say I’m quite shook. Donald Trump wasn’t able to prove himself as much of a comeback kid, and lost the hard fought battle. I must say, he put up more of a fight that I had expected him to, particularly with Florida, and Ohio. Incidentally this marks the first time Ohio’s voted for the loser in an election since Richard Nixon in 1960, and it’s unlikely that the Democrats will control the Senate either.Let’s step back for a moment. What happens if we pull back the sheets a bit more, and take a look at the internal workings of the election, what does this mean for the Republicans, Trump, and democracy in general.
Donald Trump has had a rather tumultuous time in office, being greeted with an economy that could be best described as, Make America Mediocre Again, and huge terrorism threats from Europe to the Middle East. Compound that with half the population wanting to leave following his victory so bad that it caused the Canadian Immagration servers to crash, and you have an absolute nightmare on your hands.
I know this is a rather Fox News thing to say, but I don’t think the Media gave Trump enough credit in the areas he deserved it, he got the US out of Syria, Afghanistan, and wiped ISIS off the map. He also avoided war with North Korea, and brought in sweeping reforms to the prison system, in particular regard to African American inmates. All things you’d expect him to be praised for considering all his accusations of racism, and fears that he’d start World War 3. That being said it is important to acknowledge that, especially with regards to China, Mr Trump made a lot of mistakes. Pulling out of trade deals, and effectively allowing China to be a massive job creator weighs rather heavily against his record. He’s also lost a lot of trade, and didn’t shrink the trade deficit much. It also needs to be said that he is very vain, and very toxic as a character. This may be a problem for Republicans in the long run, We’ll have to see.
With such inconsistency to offer, it was looking rather grim for Mr Trump come election day, and this isn’t even accounting for his own personal unpopularity, but wasn’t even accounting for the democrats elections. The Blue Donkeys decided to nominate Former Vice President Biden, thus making the chances for any democratic landslide virtually unreachable. This is mostly because Joe Biden was seen as either the moderate centrist with no platform to stand on, or the fun goofy uncle who you would never leave alone with your children. A lot of Democrats believed that electing Biden would simply be replacing one Donald Trump with another.
Enter Covid 19. The plague from China killed Donald Trump's election chances, they may not have known it yet, but when he made his stance that Covid wasn’t going to do anything, and shouldn’t be feared, he had effectively numbered his days in the White House.
Does anyone remember when John McCain stood up to his own supporters regarding their unjustified fear of Barack Obama. It was a moment of quite notable serendipity, because he didn’t lie to his own followers, and he especially didn’t delude himself to the point that he started to believe his own lies. Donald Trump appears to have gone in the complete opposite direction of John McCain, as far as I can tell just out of contempt for the man, having insulted him, and likely lost Arizona as a result.
What’s the point I’m trying to get at here? Donald Trump has lost, but unlike the rest of sensible America, he seems to have deluded himself into thinking that the contest is fraudulent, like his more vehement supporters. It definitely feels like he’s only listening to the kinds of people that praise everything he does, while ignoring everyone else. The biggest problem with that strategy is that if your supporters aren’t indicative of the majority, then all you’re doing is sticking your head in the sand. John McCain could have perpetuated the lie that Barack Obamas a mulism, and that you should be scared of him, but he decided to stick to reality, no matter how bitter. Let’s not forget that it was bitter, the Republican lost Indiana, and North Carolina, two strong red states, and were devastated in Congress. Yet Senator McCain took it on the chin, and conceded with dignity.
Donald Trump has shown no such signs of giving in so easily, he wants this election to be his, and doesn’t have any desire to step down. Other members of the Republicans have advised that he stand up for democratic principles, and admit defeat. From his wife, to Mitt Romney to however many others have done so by the time you read this.
Speaking of other Republicans, the most powerful Red Elephant in D.C. at this point is shaping up to be Mitch Mcconnell, the Democrats have also lost several seats in the house. What this means is that unless your name is Donald Trump, and you're a Republican, you had a pretty good night. This election was a rejection of Donald Trump, not of Republicans, and I think that Mr Trump would be well advised to pick up on that.
All this talk of Republicans, and Trump has left Biden, and the Blues a bit left out. Joe Biden had a pretty good night, it wasn’t the landslide he had hoped for, and far from the landslide predicted, not in the least part due to Florida. Speaking of which, what happened in Florida to skew it so drastically towards Donald Trump. It was mostly due to an outflowing of Cuban support to the President, mainly because of his anti-socialist stance that really speaks to the kinds of people who escaped Castro’s nightmarish island. Mr Biden also failed to carry Texas, although that can most likely be attributed to Democratic overoptimism. Joe Biden did flip Arizona, in no small part thanks to Cindy McCain, as well as Georgia, which hasn’t gone Democrat since 1992. He also flipped Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, rebuilding the Democrats “Blue Wall” and making Donald Trump pay for it.
All in all it’s been a pretty stressful time all around. Donald Trump Threatening Democracy, Joe Biden getting the first coloured woman into the VP’s office, and vowing to end the Chaos of Covid, and BLM. So much is happening, so much to come, but for now, all I want to do is slump to the floor, and get lulled to sleep by the Roomba
Donald Trump has had a rather tumultuous time in office, being greeted with an economy that could be best described as, Make America Mediocre Again, and huge terrorism threats from Europe to the Middle East. Compound that with half the population wanting to leave following his victory so bad that it caused the Canadian Immagration servers to crash, and you have an absolute nightmare on your hands.
I know this is a rather Fox News thing to say, but I don’t think the Media gave Trump enough credit in the areas he deserved it, he got the US out of Syria, Afghanistan, and wiped ISIS off the map. He also avoided war with North Korea, and brought in sweeping reforms to the prison system, in particular regard to African American inmates. All things you’d expect him to be praised for considering all his accusations of racism, and fears that he’d start World War 3. That being said it is important to acknowledge that, especially with regards to China, Mr Trump made a lot of mistakes. Pulling out of trade deals, and effectively allowing China to be a massive job creator weighs rather heavily against his record. He’s also lost a lot of trade, and didn’t shrink the trade deficit much. It also needs to be said that he is very vain, and very toxic as a character. This may be a problem for Republicans in the long run, We’ll have to see.
With such inconsistency to offer, it was looking rather grim for Mr Trump come election day, and this isn’t even accounting for his own personal unpopularity, but wasn’t even accounting for the democrats elections. The Blue Donkeys decided to nominate Former Vice President Biden, thus making the chances for any democratic landslide virtually unreachable. This is mostly because Joe Biden was seen as either the moderate centrist with no platform to stand on, or the fun goofy uncle who you would never leave alone with your children. A lot of Democrats believed that electing Biden would simply be replacing one Donald Trump with another.
Enter Covid 19. The plague from China killed Donald Trump's election chances, they may not have known it yet, but when he made his stance that Covid wasn’t going to do anything, and shouldn’t be feared, he had effectively numbered his days in the White House.
Does anyone remember when John McCain stood up to his own supporters regarding their unjustified fear of Barack Obama. It was a moment of quite notable serendipity, because he didn’t lie to his own followers, and he especially didn’t delude himself to the point that he started to believe his own lies. Donald Trump appears to have gone in the complete opposite direction of John McCain, as far as I can tell just out of contempt for the man, having insulted him, and likely lost Arizona as a result.
What’s the point I’m trying to get at here? Donald Trump has lost, but unlike the rest of sensible America, he seems to have deluded himself into thinking that the contest is fraudulent, like his more vehement supporters. It definitely feels like he’s only listening to the kinds of people that praise everything he does, while ignoring everyone else. The biggest problem with that strategy is that if your supporters aren’t indicative of the majority, then all you’re doing is sticking your head in the sand. John McCain could have perpetuated the lie that Barack Obamas a mulism, and that you should be scared of him, but he decided to stick to reality, no matter how bitter. Let’s not forget that it was bitter, the Republican lost Indiana, and North Carolina, two strong red states, and were devastated in Congress. Yet Senator McCain took it on the chin, and conceded with dignity.
Donald Trump has shown no such signs of giving in so easily, he wants this election to be his, and doesn’t have any desire to step down. Other members of the Republicans have advised that he stand up for democratic principles, and admit defeat. From his wife, to Mitt Romney to however many others have done so by the time you read this.
Speaking of other Republicans, the most powerful Red Elephant in D.C. at this point is shaping up to be Mitch Mcconnell, the Democrats have also lost several seats in the house. What this means is that unless your name is Donald Trump, and you're a Republican, you had a pretty good night. This election was a rejection of Donald Trump, not of Republicans, and I think that Mr Trump would be well advised to pick up on that.
All this talk of Republicans, and Trump has left Biden, and the Blues a bit left out. Joe Biden had a pretty good night, it wasn’t the landslide he had hoped for, and far from the landslide predicted, not in the least part due to Florida. Speaking of which, what happened in Florida to skew it so drastically towards Donald Trump. It was mostly due to an outflowing of Cuban support to the President, mainly because of his anti-socialist stance that really speaks to the kinds of people who escaped Castro’s nightmarish island. Mr Biden also failed to carry Texas, although that can most likely be attributed to Democratic overoptimism. Joe Biden did flip Arizona, in no small part thanks to Cindy McCain, as well as Georgia, which hasn’t gone Democrat since 1992. He also flipped Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, rebuilding the Democrats “Blue Wall” and making Donald Trump pay for it.
All in all it’s been a pretty stressful time all around. Donald Trump Threatening Democracy, Joe Biden getting the first coloured woman into the VP’s office, and vowing to end the Chaos of Covid, and BLM. So much is happening, so much to come, but for now, all I want to do is slump to the floor, and get lulled to sleep by the Roomba