Trump’s victory was not a surprise if you talked to voters.
Trump’s victory was not a surprise if you talked to voters.
The voters I spent time with were energised by the president-elect’s messages. By contrast, Harris had no clear vision and no shared rage at the state of the country, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Kamala Harris was seen by many as simply continuity Joe Biden, a president who has long had a negative approval rating. When asked last month what she would have done differently from Biden, Harris answered: “There is not a thing that comes to mind in terms of – and I’ve been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact.”
There was no clear vision, no shared rage with the American people at the state of the country: if there was anything deeply wrong with the US, her campaign seemed to suggest, it was the existence of the Trumpist movement, and voting for Harris could finally turn the page on that.
The part that the Democrats missed again and again is that the issue with America is not just that people were and are willing to vote for Trump. It was never gonna be over just because he wasn't elected. Despite that being the message from large amounts of DNC leaders and commentators.
We can blame voters all we want but at millions of people that becomes a concept more than a specific person or group to blame. There are problems that need to be solved with more than status quo and centrism. And it doesn't start and end with Trump.
I hope we remember that as we see more of him than ever.
Joe biden was the best president of my lifetime. Im still flabbergast by what he accomplished in his situation. Trump is the worst. The worst beat the best (sorta, the vp of the best). Given the election though I obviously do not represent our electorate.
I honestly can't believe you're of voting age. Are you just completely ignoring Obama? The man wasn't perfect, but he was leagues better than Biden.
Obama was the better speaker. I thought Biden implemented more changes though (per term).
Im fifty plus. I lived through reagan, bush sr, clinton, bush jr., obama, trump, and biden. biden did very well given the situation.
I'm not very old but Biden certainly wasn't for me.
He now gave us Trump as a second term so I would lower him further.
He gave us a nudge back into status quo in a world that is raging against it. If you were already comfortable with status quo before no wonder you view it as a miracle but it was not exactly good for a large portion even though they may end up worse after the shakeup.Trump is and was still the worst. But I think I do represent the electorates desire for change even if I have been having to hold my nose and vote against it for the greater good while the crazies let rip and go for broke on a dream.
I don't blame biden for trump but im curious who you thought did a better job given the one term adversarial congress nature of his presidency. the green energy bill, kept on fighting for student loan forgiveness and got a somewhat decent thing going (can't grow past principal and forgiven after payments are made for 20 years), no surpise billing with medical insurance, the work with non compete causes. I like obama but he wasted his first term trying to compromise. Biden came out swinging and got as much done as he could knowing it was a fight the whole way.