Chuck Darwin on Nostr: Karen Tumelty: A week ago in this space, I wrote: “By our votes, or by failing to ...
Karen Tumelty:
A week ago in this space, I wrote: “By our votes, or by failing to cast our votes, we are stating unequivocally who we are as a people.”
Now we know.
A majority of us
— a very slim majority, but a majority, with votes still being counted
— have declared themselves okay with the vulgarity, the explicit racism, the disinformation, the erratic pronouncements, and the talk of suspending the Constitution, imprisoning critics and using the U.S. military to attack Americans who dissent.
In response to the popular chant at Kamala Harris rallies, Americans said: We are going back.
The usual recriminations and finger-pointing have begun on the left.
But this is misplaced.
Kamala Harris was a strong candidate who drew huge, passionate crowds and thumped Trump in the debate.
She ran a strong campaign and made no major mistakes.
That she often underperformed downballot Democrats probably reflects sexism and racism more than some flaw in her candidacy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/08/trump-resistance-exhaustion-retreat/
A week ago in this space, I wrote: “By our votes, or by failing to cast our votes, we are stating unequivocally who we are as a people.”
Now we know.
A majority of us
— a very slim majority, but a majority, with votes still being counted
— have declared themselves okay with the vulgarity, the explicit racism, the disinformation, the erratic pronouncements, and the talk of suspending the Constitution, imprisoning critics and using the U.S. military to attack Americans who dissent.
In response to the popular chant at Kamala Harris rallies, Americans said: We are going back.
The usual recriminations and finger-pointing have begun on the left.
But this is misplaced.
Kamala Harris was a strong candidate who drew huge, passionate crowds and thumped Trump in the debate.
She ran a strong campaign and made no major mistakes.
That she often underperformed downballot Democrats probably reflects sexism and racism more than some flaw in her candidacy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/08/trump-resistance-exhaustion-retreat/