At midnight EST, Wednesday, November 6, 2024, I am calling Election 2024. It’s Trump again. Is it mathematically impossible for Vice President Harris to rebound, and pull out an improbable win? No, it’s not impossible. But the reality is, it ain’t happening. The News Agencies, and Networks haven’t called the race over…but it is.
Kamala Harris ran an impressive race; every step of it, against the odds. Kudos for a job well done. It simply wasn’t enough. I don’t like to profess profundity or inject I-told-you-so’s into the discourse, but the truth of the matter is, I’ve been telling friends of mine, actually arguing with friends of mine, since January 6, 2021, that Trump would run for, and likely win another term as President. There were numerous bases for my contention.
First, and foremost, I believe Trump, quiet as it’s kept, reflects the values of a plurality, if not a majority of Americans. The results of the 2024 Presidential Race seems to confirm my postulation. Secondly, Democrats cannot resist eating their own. Many of them, basically opted, in the absence of perfection, to choose the option that least served their interests. Finally (there are other reasons, but I am only enumerating three), African Americans, who were still the stoutest Democratic voting bloc, gravitated toward Trump. The lack of African American support is not why she lost, but it certainly didn’t help her cause.
While I’m not including it in my Democrats eat their own list, I would be remiss, if I didn’t articulate my firmly entrenched belief that the American psyche is unready to embrace the idea a woman president.
As I noted in 2016, “We The People” have spoken, and now, as then, Donald Trump will undoubtedly accept the results. This will likely be the most successful of Mr. Trump’s runs, as he appears headed to capture the popular vote for the first time.
I cannot wrap up this post without making one final statement. In my own canary in the coal mine kind of way, “I tried to tell you.” OK, I just needed to say that. Again! “Don’t Hate the Messenger: It’s Not Over, But It’s Over!”
I’m done; holla back!
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