My circle, if that’s what you would call a thousand odd social media connections — 960 of which I have not spoken to or seen in the past five years — are without a doubt suffering from post US election blues.
Wonderful analysis Kelli. Marc Lynch is way off base I agree. People voted for Trump for the exact opposite reasons that Lynch stated. Now I am one of those older “privileged “white males that he mentioned. I am sick and tired of seeing the brainwashed delusional youth protesting for a group of terrorists whose only goal is to bring down the only democracy in the Middle East! I am a Never-Trumper who fully voted for this multi-flawed candidate. Why? I am looking for a complete dismantling of the woke agenda that has these young lemmings protesting for a group that would be more than happy to throw them all off a roof for their beliefs. I am looking for radical changes in our education system to root out our Marxist teachers. I am looking for an end of DEI in our colleges and governmental agencies. I am looking for a collapse of the one-sided reporting of our left-leaning, woke media. In my mind, Trump is the only one that can make this happen. Marc Lynch needs to realize that the only genocide being perpetuated in the Middle East is by the people he is supporting. His indoctrination needs to be addressed and eliminated.
The Biden-Harris administration, and with the hideous possibility of a Harris-Walz administration, would have turned the US into a socialist country, with an absolute disregard of the Constitutional Republic. As for the US-Israel relationship, the current administration had turned its back on Israel, with clearly adhering to the UN’s “mandates” regarding our homeland. The clear message from the radical, progressive left was the coup d’etat that essentially removed Biden from the presidential race against President-elect Donald John Trump. The Democratic mutiny was orchestrated by Pelosi, Obama, Harris and Schumer. Harris-Walz would have put the screws to Israel, placing the country’s existence in jeopardy. The 2024 election Trump victory was a clear referendum on the worst administration in American History. By the way, the progressive left constantly refers to the US as a democracy. The word “democracy” cannot be found in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The US is a Constitutional Republic. The US, Israel and the world will be far better off under a Trump administration.
The left claims losing the elections "because Harris being a woman (gender) and of color". They don't understand that normal decent people do not judge based on gender and/or race issues, we are long past that, but understands personal qualifications of a candidate no matter color, race or gender. It's the end of their discriminating DEI ideology. The left continually claiming to be anti-race and anti-gender, in reality is the most racist party in society.
Good analysis. My read (from India) is that the Americans were so sick and tired of biden/Harris and increase in costs that they voted en masse for trump. All demographics moved right.
Like liberals in most countries the radical element has driven the silent majority (centrists mainly, I think) to move right.
The final "nail" was the reenactment of the Julius caeser assassination (metaphorically) of President Biden by the "democratic" Party after the first debate. No populace in their right mind would trust a party that first hid their candidates issues and then publicly humiliated him.
Trump won the popular vote. That's it. He is the American voters choice for better or for worse, only time will tell.
I am an American. I am 85 years old and Jewish. I am also a graduate of one of the Ivy League colleges which I am now ashamed of because of their having turned left so badly. I have been reading the analysis of the election results. Here are some of the things that people said as they left the polls.
“ I am more worried about men in my daughter’s dressing room than I am about abortion. I will teach my daughters how to use birth control, but I cannot help them if a man is in the dressing room.”
“ I am worried about crime which the government seems to lie about while people are experiencing it”
“ The influx of illegal immigrants has destroyed many cities. It has to stop.”
“ if I cannot afford to buy eggs for my family, why should I vote for someone who caused this inflation?”
“Kamala cannot put two sentences together that make sense. How could she possibly deal with Putin?”
These are not all the things that people have said, but they fly in the face of the message that the Democrats put forth as a reason to vote for them. Also, we remember how much farther our paychecks went when Trump was in office. I am a senior citizen married to another senior citizen who at age 88 is still working part-time teaching at a local college. We are not poor. However, this year for the first time in our marriage we had to rely on credit cards to get through the summer when we were hit with unusual repair expenses. If we, who make a decent living, cannot make ends meet, how can the average family do so?” So we voted for Trump, happily, not reluctantly, because although we are old, our memories are still good and the years that Trump was in office was a time of financial security. It is too late for us to run around and get fancier jobs. We must make do with what we have, and we cannot afford another onslaught of the kinds of policies that the Biden Harris administration foisted upon us. Add to that that Trump was already in office and did none of the things that they claim he will do now that he returns to office. He even refused to prosecute Hillary because he said she and her husband were good people and he didn’t want to hurt them.
I do agree with a lot of what you say, but implying that Trump can put two sentences together by saying she couldn't really does a disservice to all of us with eyes and ears who have witnessed the exact opposite of that.
Trump has stated Israel must win decisively over hamas and hezbollah, would never support withholding weapons to Israel while they are fighting a multi-front war of survival, and would never have suggested Israel not go into Rafah. Trump's position on Israel is not why he did fairly well in Arab communities in Michigan. Two major reasons he did well is 3rd party candidate Jill Stein, a vicious critic of Israel and supporter of hamas, took about 18% of the vote in Dearborn, Michigan, and because most Muslims are conservative when it comes to LGBTQ issues and Harris is far more liberal than Trump on these issues.
Kamala Harris was a flawed candidate, like all candidates. I don't regret or apologize for voting for her. I hope, as I did in 2017, that Trump will act like a leader, which means protecting the rights and wellbeing of all Americans.
I wish that the economy were the prime motivation for Trump's victory, but the world economy is still recovering from the pandemic, and the US is not alone with its rising prices. The pre- and post- election comments I read include such fantastical vitriol from both sides that it feels more like social warfare.
I hope we can get a collective grip and stop throwing stones at each other. The news from Amsterdam does not bode well for that.
Well done as usual Kelli. “We haven’t left the Democrats, the Democrats have left us,” said many wiser than me. And yet, the bombardment from the MSM clearly shows total lack of self awareness as they continue to double down on what failed them. Their nonstop vitriol is on full display.
My wife made a really good point today. When a regime, institution, administration, etc. is failing, often those same organizations will place a woman at the head of the table. That way, when they fail, they can say, "Ah, once again, the misogynists and the sexists have won over feminism." It is true that many people didn't vote for Kamala because she is a woman. I believe, maybe incorrectly, that is less related to her loss than the fact that she is taking over this administration from a president in severe cognitive decline. A president who barely won their primary, in large part due to COVID, and who may never have had the mandate of the people he represents. Harris never won a primary. Trump won two primaries.. At the end of the day, I don't know what it will take for the Democratic Party to learn that they cannot anoint our leaders themselves, but until they do, this country will continue to lean red.
Kelli. Really great piece. I pretty much agreed with all you said. One thing to add to the “Ironically, the people that they were afraid to offend, probably didn’t even turn up to vote” bit. Biden in 2020 got 11 million more votes then she did this election. I doubt that a good portion of those 11mil were these radicals leftists (I could be wrong) but instead were more people like me who could not vote for trump (cause he is just a bad person) and could not vote for Kamala because the left has lost their minds. People like me , and kind of like you, who see the radical left in bed with jihadist calling for not only the destruction of Israel but the destruction of the west. Anyways that kind of what I think a good portion of people did (not vote) because both sides were just bad.
Kind of changing subjects, do you think there is a more swing to the conservative side per se happening in your country too? I saw that the “voice” was voted down last year and Queensland’s labor lost big in their recent election. Does this mean people are moving more conservative or to the right ? What do you see and sense is going on in Australia with the general feel of labor and the woke left?
Yes definitely. Our elections will be next year and I believe there will be a swing to the right. Not necessarily because they like the right, but people are sick of the weak lefty bullshit.
I voted for Bush in 2000 based in his campaign of personal responsibility and then 9/11 happened and it never came to fruition. I was floating in the abyss afterwards. F Neocons. I was duped. And then I was duped again in 2008 when the voted for Obama. Trump period now to force changes. And now it may happen for both party’s
My dear friend, Trump is not a crazy man with the nuke codes, and certainly he’s not an “out-of-touch billionaire”. He’s possibly the leader most in-touch with average Americans in a very long time. That’s precisely what explains the massive figures of popular vote supporting him. I’m sure you would have voted for him had you been here. US politics has changed and sadly many have not yet understood that. The traditional labels don’t apply anymore. I recommend you listen to RFK Jr. explaining this realignment:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Tucker Carlson: We're Going Through A Political Realignment, Democrats Don't Trust The People | Video | RealClearPolitics
It's terrifying right now. Long time friends are cutting ties. I'm not a trump supporter but saying that i understand why people went w him and stating the democrats need to look in the mirror is potentially me losing friends and dididn't even vote for him. compelled speech and forcing people to say w they voted for is not ok. Or being silence is cause for ending friend ships. Its terrifying. And sad
I agree. It's not rocket science to see that supporting (or at least not completely denying) groups who state "Death to America" and burn the flag is not a going to fly with most of the country. Also, something I'm not seeing in the media is that the Houthis, immediately after Trump had won, said that their campaign of "self-defense" was concluded and they were done bombing random ships in the Red Sea was over. Not a coincidence.
I am not a conspiracy theorist but want to run this past y'all (lets pretend we're partying in Texas).
I thought it was mighty suspicious that Harris kept away from her own party long before the numbers started to come in really bad. That tipped me off to considering whether she was actually seriously flawed in terms of character - or ever whether she really wanted the job all that badly... Or whether she had inside knowledge of the REAL polling.
The other suspicion was Elon punting $100Mil down - would he have done that unless he has insider knowledge of it being a sure bet? Is it possible the political insiders all new the true state of the polls and what was thrown to the public was just "chumming the waters"?
I heard Elon put in $300 million. And heard on an Honestly podcast that Biden alienated Musk early on in his term. $300 million can certainly make a difference.
I agree that the issues you mention are not the primary reason that Trump got more votes than Harris. The Democratic party has become a voice for leftist elites with their strange obsessions with DEI and their position on transgender issues rather than the concerns of the common person. And I say that as one of those elites, a retired professor from a well-known university. People do not want DEI; they want color-blindness and meritocracy. They do not want men who identify as transgender competing in women's sports and invading women's private spaces. They do not want damaging surgeries and biological interventions to be available to every confused adolescent who thinks he/she is trans. They do not want billions of dollars to be spent for wars abroad while inflation has dramatically increased the price of basic necessities like food and housing. Those are the important realities for the common person, as far as I can see.
Wonderful analysis Kelli. Marc Lynch is way off base I agree. People voted for Trump for the exact opposite reasons that Lynch stated. Now I am one of those older “privileged “white males that he mentioned. I am sick and tired of seeing the brainwashed delusional youth protesting for a group of terrorists whose only goal is to bring down the only democracy in the Middle East! I am a Never-Trumper who fully voted for this multi-flawed candidate. Why? I am looking for a complete dismantling of the woke agenda that has these young lemmings protesting for a group that would be more than happy to throw them all off a roof for their beliefs. I am looking for radical changes in our education system to root out our Marxist teachers. I am looking for an end of DEI in our colleges and governmental agencies. I am looking for a collapse of the one-sided reporting of our left-leaning, woke media. In my mind, Trump is the only one that can make this happen. Marc Lynch needs to realize that the only genocide being perpetuated in the Middle East is by the people he is supporting. His indoctrination needs to be addressed and eliminated.
Absolutely spot on Carey!!!
The Biden-Harris administration, and with the hideous possibility of a Harris-Walz administration, would have turned the US into a socialist country, with an absolute disregard of the Constitutional Republic. As for the US-Israel relationship, the current administration had turned its back on Israel, with clearly adhering to the UN’s “mandates” regarding our homeland. The clear message from the radical, progressive left was the coup d’etat that essentially removed Biden from the presidential race against President-elect Donald John Trump. The Democratic mutiny was orchestrated by Pelosi, Obama, Harris and Schumer. Harris-Walz would have put the screws to Israel, placing the country’s existence in jeopardy. The 2024 election Trump victory was a clear referendum on the worst administration in American History. By the way, the progressive left constantly refers to the US as a democracy. The word “democracy” cannot be found in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The US is a Constitutional Republic. The US, Israel and the world will be far better off under a Trump administration.
I this your analysis is correct Norm, and the US people agree.
The left claims losing the elections "because Harris being a woman (gender) and of color". They don't understand that normal decent people do not judge based on gender and/or race issues, we are long past that, but understands personal qualifications of a candidate no matter color, race or gender. It's the end of their discriminating DEI ideology. The left continually claiming to be anti-race and anti-gender, in reality is the most racist party in society.
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Good analysis. My read (from India) is that the Americans were so sick and tired of biden/Harris and increase in costs that they voted en masse for trump. All demographics moved right.
Like liberals in most countries the radical element has driven the silent majority (centrists mainly, I think) to move right.
The final "nail" was the reenactment of the Julius caeser assassination (metaphorically) of President Biden by the "democratic" Party after the first debate. No populace in their right mind would trust a party that first hid their candidates issues and then publicly humiliated him.
Trump won the popular vote. That's it. He is the American voters choice for better or for worse, only time will tell.
Thank you Amar. I think you are right too.
Hi Kelli,
I am an American. I am 85 years old and Jewish. I am also a graduate of one of the Ivy League colleges which I am now ashamed of because of their having turned left so badly. I have been reading the analysis of the election results. Here are some of the things that people said as they left the polls.
“ I am more worried about men in my daughter’s dressing room than I am about abortion. I will teach my daughters how to use birth control, but I cannot help them if a man is in the dressing room.”
“ I am worried about crime which the government seems to lie about while people are experiencing it”
“ The influx of illegal immigrants has destroyed many cities. It has to stop.”
“ if I cannot afford to buy eggs for my family, why should I vote for someone who caused this inflation?”
“Kamala cannot put two sentences together that make sense. How could she possibly deal with Putin?”
These are not all the things that people have said, but they fly in the face of the message that the Democrats put forth as a reason to vote for them. Also, we remember how much farther our paychecks went when Trump was in office. I am a senior citizen married to another senior citizen who at age 88 is still working part-time teaching at a local college. We are not poor. However, this year for the first time in our marriage we had to rely on credit cards to get through the summer when we were hit with unusual repair expenses. If we, who make a decent living, cannot make ends meet, how can the average family do so?” So we voted for Trump, happily, not reluctantly, because although we are old, our memories are still good and the years that Trump was in office was a time of financial security. It is too late for us to run around and get fancier jobs. We must make do with what we have, and we cannot afford another onslaught of the kinds of policies that the Biden Harris administration foisted upon us. Add to that that Trump was already in office and did none of the things that they claim he will do now that he returns to office. He even refused to prosecute Hillary because he said she and her husband were good people and he didn’t want to hurt them.
I do agree with a lot of what you say, but implying that Trump can put two sentences together by saying she couldn't really does a disservice to all of us with eyes and ears who have witnessed the exact opposite of that.
Good points! 👏🏼👏🏼
Trump has stated Israel must win decisively over hamas and hezbollah, would never support withholding weapons to Israel while they are fighting a multi-front war of survival, and would never have suggested Israel not go into Rafah. Trump's position on Israel is not why he did fairly well in Arab communities in Michigan. Two major reasons he did well is 3rd party candidate Jill Stein, a vicious critic of Israel and supporter of hamas, took about 18% of the vote in Dearborn, Michigan, and because most Muslims are conservative when it comes to LGBTQ issues and Harris is far more liberal than Trump on these issues.
Kamala Harris was a flawed candidate, like all candidates. I don't regret or apologize for voting for her. I hope, as I did in 2017, that Trump will act like a leader, which means protecting the rights and wellbeing of all Americans.
I wish that the economy were the prime motivation for Trump's victory, but the world economy is still recovering from the pandemic, and the US is not alone with its rising prices. The pre- and post- election comments I read include such fantastical vitriol from both sides that it feels more like social warfare.
I hope we can get a collective grip and stop throwing stones at each other. The news from Amsterdam does not bode well for that.
Well done as usual Kelli. “We haven’t left the Democrats, the Democrats have left us,” said many wiser than me. And yet, the bombardment from the MSM clearly shows total lack of self awareness as they continue to double down on what failed them. Their nonstop vitriol is on full display.
100%! Thanks MAG.
My wife made a really good point today. When a regime, institution, administration, etc. is failing, often those same organizations will place a woman at the head of the table. That way, when they fail, they can say, "Ah, once again, the misogynists and the sexists have won over feminism." It is true that many people didn't vote for Kamala because she is a woman. I believe, maybe incorrectly, that is less related to her loss than the fact that she is taking over this administration from a president in severe cognitive decline. A president who barely won their primary, in large part due to COVID, and who may never have had the mandate of the people he represents. Harris never won a primary. Trump won two primaries.. At the end of the day, I don't know what it will take for the Democratic Party to learn that they cannot anoint our leaders themselves, but until they do, this country will continue to lean red.
Kelli. Really great piece. I pretty much agreed with all you said. One thing to add to the “Ironically, the people that they were afraid to offend, probably didn’t even turn up to vote” bit. Biden in 2020 got 11 million more votes then she did this election. I doubt that a good portion of those 11mil were these radicals leftists (I could be wrong) but instead were more people like me who could not vote for trump (cause he is just a bad person) and could not vote for Kamala because the left has lost their minds. People like me , and kind of like you, who see the radical left in bed with jihadist calling for not only the destruction of Israel but the destruction of the west. Anyways that kind of what I think a good portion of people did (not vote) because both sides were just bad.
Kind of changing subjects, do you think there is a more swing to the conservative side per se happening in your country too? I saw that the “voice” was voted down last year and Queensland’s labor lost big in their recent election. Does this mean people are moving more conservative or to the right ? What do you see and sense is going on in Australia with the general feel of labor and the woke left?
Already local councils are seeing a move away from the Greens and Labor here.
Yes definitely. Our elections will be next year and I believe there will be a swing to the right. Not necessarily because they like the right, but people are sick of the weak lefty bullshit.
I voted for Bush in 2000 based in his campaign of personal responsibility and then 9/11 happened and it never came to fruition. I was floating in the abyss afterwards. F Neocons. I was duped. And then I was duped again in 2008 when the voted for Obama. Trump period now to force changes. And now it may happen for both party’s
I hope so.
My dear friend, Trump is not a crazy man with the nuke codes, and certainly he’s not an “out-of-touch billionaire”. He’s possibly the leader most in-touch with average Americans in a very long time. That’s precisely what explains the massive figures of popular vote supporting him. I’m sure you would have voted for him had you been here. US politics has changed and sadly many have not yet understood that. The traditional labels don’t apply anymore. I recommend you listen to RFK Jr. explaining this realignment:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Tucker Carlson: We're Going Through A Political Realignment, Democrats Don't Trust The People | Video | RealClearPolitics
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/26/robert_f_kennedy_jr_to_tucker_carlson_were_going_through_a_political_realignment_democrats_dont_trust_the_people.html
Thank you Al.
It's terrifying right now. Long time friends are cutting ties. I'm not a trump supporter but saying that i understand why people went w him and stating the democrats need to look in the mirror is potentially me losing friends and dididn't even vote for him. compelled speech and forcing people to say w they voted for is not ok. Or being silence is cause for ending friend ships. Its terrifying. And sad
I feel you, and I agree 🤍
I agree. It's not rocket science to see that supporting (or at least not completely denying) groups who state "Death to America" and burn the flag is not a going to fly with most of the country. Also, something I'm not seeing in the media is that the Houthis, immediately after Trump had won, said that their campaign of "self-defense" was concluded and they were done bombing random ships in the Red Sea was over. Not a coincidence.
Exactly!!!
I am not a conspiracy theorist but want to run this past y'all (lets pretend we're partying in Texas).
I thought it was mighty suspicious that Harris kept away from her own party long before the numbers started to come in really bad. That tipped me off to considering whether she was actually seriously flawed in terms of character - or ever whether she really wanted the job all that badly... Or whether she had inside knowledge of the REAL polling.
The other suspicion was Elon punting $100Mil down - would he have done that unless he has insider knowledge of it being a sure bet? Is it possible the political insiders all new the true state of the polls and what was thrown to the public was just "chumming the waters"?
I heard Elon put in $300 million. And heard on an Honestly podcast that Biden alienated Musk early on in his term. $300 million can certainly make a difference.
I agree that the issues you mention are not the primary reason that Trump got more votes than Harris. The Democratic party has become a voice for leftist elites with their strange obsessions with DEI and their position on transgender issues rather than the concerns of the common person. And I say that as one of those elites, a retired professor from a well-known university. People do not want DEI; they want color-blindness and meritocracy. They do not want men who identify as transgender competing in women's sports and invading women's private spaces. They do not want damaging surgeries and biological interventions to be available to every confused adolescent who thinks he/she is trans. They do not want billions of dollars to be spent for wars abroad while inflation has dramatically increased the price of basic necessities like food and housing. Those are the important realities for the common person, as far as I can see.
Thanks John. Yes I agree with you.