i'm still havent fully come to grips with the fact that trump won. i'm not saying stop the steal, or that we should enter 16 lawsuits to challenge the results, and lose all 16 like some would do. but the fact is he lost to hillary by 3 million votes. he lost to biden by 7 million votes. how is it there was a 9 million vote swing in the country? i have a hard time believing that. sure, there was the typical republican shenanigans - some gerrymandering, some firing of election officials, some "election monitors" put in place. but you dont get 9 million votes out of that. there are a certain number of votes you lose because some people, regardless of party, believe a woman shouldnt be president. there are a certain number of votes you lose because some people, regardless of party, believe a person of color shouldnt be president. but you dont get 9 million votes out of that either.
in my opinion, the election was lost after the disaster of the first debate. biden showed he was not capable of being president. yet our whole party, and 150 million+ americans, were all set to support him. disaster. total incompetence. a party excited about leading the country does better vetting than that. i believe even kamala would have won had biden stepped down, enthusiastically given the reins to her, and she participated in the first debate. changing the horse in midstreams showed disfunction within the party and caused voters to lose faith.this
conservative policies have never been popular in this country. this is not a conservative country. the last time a republican presidential candidate won the popular vote was w in 2004, 20 yrs ago. congress is an example of how evenly split the country is. it could go either way every election. whats ignorant is when you do win, to say you have a mandate. 51% of the votes is not a mandate. thats like winning a football game because the other team went for two and didnt make it. you take the win, but dont brag about it. if youre smart, you go to the boardroom and figure how you almost lost and how to get better. you won because the other team screwed up.
he is my president and i will support him. i wont leave the country, i wont wish for him to fail i want america to excel and be a beacon of light and hope for the world. i may not have full faith in rodney terry, but i want us to win. what i think will happen, is the republicans will shit the bed, and the dems will come in in 4 years to clean it up. already grocery prices are going up, and they will just go up more, as will the price of goods overall, after tariffs kick in. already there are ramifications of the massive government layoffs in air traffic safety. there will be more. letting food inspectors go is just another example. if i'm wrong, and he has the blueprint to success that he thinks he has, then the gop may never lose another election. this is their shining moment, the best opportunity theyve ever had. they have the house of reps, senate, white house, and supreme court. if conservative policies are good for the country we'll be in fantastic shape in 4 years. who believes that will happen? who's willing to wager? theyve never had a better chance to show they can lead. i would say after this first week, theyre off to a rocky start.