The election results tell a story. That story is told by using comparative mathematics: In 2020, Biden got over 81 million votes. In 2024, Harris got 71 million (and still counting). Trump got 73 million votes in 2020, slightly less than 74 million plus (and counting) this time. The difference is clearly, emphatically, those 10 million voters who decided not to vote Blue this time. Where did the 10 million Blue voters go this election?
Could the vast majority of the lost votes be a result of Harris blatantly refusing to proclaim she would end our tax money going to Israel’s military? In my world that is a rhetorical question. The evidence of what international courts labeling the Gaza carnage a genocide has been stunningly, shockingly made clear. Major media gave her a pass on it. That “get out of your comfort zone” advice to those who dared place morality ahead of politics-as-usual cost Harris dearly. It was insulting to any person with a fully engaged sense of humanity.
The polls showed the majority of the public wanted a permanent ceasefire. But why bother with that kind of polling? The Democratic Party arrogantly felt they could beat the convicted felon. The result? Unless you are filthy rich, no matter who you voted for, you have no comfort zone. The electorate lost. Even those who think they won!
Did you notice how the stock market soared the morning after? The world’s 10 richest people had their wealth increase by $64 billion. Corporate America is salivating over more deregulation. The irony is that, just as with Trump’s first term, 99.9% of his supporters get nothing in return as far as fiscal policy will go. They can feast on their mindless hate for non-white America, misogyny and all the rest. Their wallets will, if anything, slim down.
All she had to do to prevent the absurdity of losing to an opponent making death threats and promising retribution on perceived “enemies” was stop funding a genocide.
Oh, and those third parties that were vilified combined for maybe 2 million votes. Please don’t even think about going there.
We get the government we deserve.
Joe Harrington
Oak Park