Election Reaction: Part 1
/At this writing, the election is still up in the air. Despite that, there’s an undisputed winner: Trumpism.
Four years of lying, cheating, and stealing…turning tail and running in the face of the pandemic…did nothing to disable Donald Trump. Millions more voted for him this time than four years ago.
But equally important is the fact that no one who slavishly followed him…mimicking his every tactic…was tossed from office. The enemies of democracy, decency and civil discourse were all rewarded by voters for their treachery. Mitch McConnell. Lindsay Graham. David Perdue. Tom Tillis. Joni Ernst. Tom Cotton. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Even Grandma Susan Collins. And more.
Even should Biden move into the White House, these civic terrorists will continue to control the Senate. McConnell will keep polluting the federal judiciary with quack judges, not to mention tabling any bill from the House that could truly help the American people. There is not the slightest reason for them to negotiate with Democrats.
On CNN, Van Jones said that Democrats were demoralized because they didn’t just want to beat Trump—they wanted him clearly repudiated. That didn’t happen. And that pain isn't going away.
It will take a while for Democrats to lick their wounds and decide what to do next. A Biden victory would certainly make us feel better. But it wouldn't make politics any better.
For as far as anyone can imagine, the terms “Republican” and “conservative” now cease to matter. That political party will continue to practice Trumpism long after he has departed.
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