So ... What Happened?
"We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible and it is now clear that we've achieved the most incredible political thing, look what happened, is this crazy? But it's a political victory that our country has never seen before, nothing like this.""I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president.""And every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your future, every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve."Former President/President-elect Donald Trump, 6 November 2024
He
is a man of impeachable coarseness, vain and intractable, convinced of
his unerring ability to make the right choices in any situation. He is a
felon, a braggart, a bully, a sexual predator and an adversary of
anyone who might criticize him, his lifestyle, his personality, his
business acumen, his lack of diplomacy, his belief that he is America's
saviour. The world winced when he was first elected president of the
United States of America; he was critical of all Western international
organizations, and no one could predict how he would react to any given
situation. And now, he's back.
He's
back promising more of the same, but perhaps not quite more of the very
same. The truth is, Americans -- enough American voters -- were fed up
with the Democratic penchant to cater to those within their party
steeped deep in Critical Race Theory, DEI and the wokeness that targeted
the average American who got tired of accusations that being white was a
crime against humanity and failing to believe that biology was out and
LGBTQ-2 was very well established, despite which it needed constant
catering to.
The
tide against a resurgent Trump presidency stumbled on the shoal of a
replacement Democratic candidate to the incumbent Biden. There was an
instant frenetic buzz and flyaway spirits of rejoicing when Kamala
Harris was placed front-and-center in a campaign that raised an
astonishing $1 billion electioneering war chest in a sweep of jubilant
admiration for the new candidate. Airwaves and screens featured
ebullient campaign ads partnered by a frenzied travel schedule
throughout the nation.
Celebrities
staged support for Vice-President Kamala Harris. Two social media
giants joined the fray; Bill Gates gifted $50 million to the Harris
campaign, while Elon Musk used his social media platform to plump for
Donald Trump. And Kamala Harris chirped happily about the ills of
society that she was prepared to address and set on another, winning
track. She promised the electorate that she would, as president,
represent all Americans, 'even those who did not vote for me'. Isn't
that the primary function of any chief executive in political power?
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And,
then ... a Republican victory, Kamala Harris fully rejected by an
America that worried about the economy, about the never-ending surge of
illegal migrants, about rampant crime. about involvement in foreign
conflicts; none of which fundamental issues were ever seriously
addressed by Kamala Harris. Three in ten voters expressed a wish to have
the country's priorities undergo deep change, to address their real
concerns. A survey of over 120,000 voters nationwide by AP VoteCast
illustrated that voters were looking for substantial change.
Economic
conditions, inflation and the illegal immigration file trumped abortion
access and concerns over a sense of dwindling democracy. Trump
supporters were convinced that candidate Trump was more likely to be
capable of successfully tackling these challenges than his Democratic
challenger. Three in ten voters agreed that their financial situation
was "falling behind". Although close to 50% of voters were "very
concerned" another Trump presidency would bring with it
authoritarianism, within that group one in ten voted for him.
Of
the six in ten voters who felt Trump is dishonest and untrustworthy,
two in ten in the group nevertheless voted for him. Nine in ten voters
responded very or somewhat concerned with the cost of food while eight
in ten felt concerned about health-care costs, housing costs, and the
cost of energy. Almost half of voters under 30 cast their vote for
Trump, a reversal from the past pattern. Young men and women differed on
which candidate they would vote for; six in ten women aged 18 to 29
voted for Harris; over half of men in that age category backed Trump
Immigrants
living illegally in the United States, according to four in ten voters,
should be deported back to the country they emanated from. Trump's
isolationist attitude found a corresponding echo in the general public.
Four in ten voters support the U.S. taking a "less active role" in
involvement in the world's problems. Discontinuing U.S. aid to Ukraine
in its struggle against the Russian invasion is supported by most of
Trump's backers. On the other hand, Trump voters in the majority
favoured a continuation of aid to Israel in its war with Hamas and
Hezbollah.
So, that's what happened...
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