It was poignant and, to many, painful, watching Kamala Harris preside over the counting and the certification of the electoral votes that, in eight days, will once again elevate Donald Trump to the Presidency of the United States of America.
You point out an irony I’ve not seen til now- the large percentage of Trump voters feel the criminal justice system is not strong enough - yet their candidate is not only a convicted felon who will serve no jail time, pay no monetary fee, or be punished in any way - he has also been judged guilty - I believe by judges he appointed? - in numerous other law cases regarding women and insurrection - that will never move to sentencing.
Thank you for your essay. Hopefully, the next year and more will be good for all citizens and those who immigrate legally to our shores. In my opinion, the 2024 election cycle produced 2 horrible candidates from the two large established political parties. The opportunity was there for a centrist/bipartisan ticket but the established parties took that option away from us. I hope 2028 serves all of us with much better and qualified candidates.
You point out an irony I’ve not seen til now- the large percentage of Trump voters feel the criminal justice system is not strong enough - yet their candidate is not only a convicted felon who will serve no jail time, pay no monetary fee, or be punished in any way - he has also been judged guilty - I believe by judges he appointed? - in numerous other law cases regarding women and insurrection - that will never move to sentencing.
Hal, I respectfully disagree with your premise
I believe the issues you cite while relevant to some degree, were not the deciding factor in Harris’s loss.
In 1964, after signing the Civil Right Act LBJ is supposed to have predicted Democrats would lose the south for a generation.
It proved prophetic. In the more than 50 years since then no Democrat running for president has ever won a majority of the white vote.
Jimmy Carter won the most white votes at 48% Obama & Clinton won 39% , & Clinton at 44% in 1996.
I believe that even more than Harris was a women, her color doomed her candidacy.
Thank you for your essay. Hopefully, the next year and more will be good for all citizens and those who immigrate legally to our shores. In my opinion, the 2024 election cycle produced 2 horrible candidates from the two large established political parties. The opportunity was there for a centrist/bipartisan ticket but the established parties took that option away from us. I hope 2028 serves all of us with much better and qualified candidates.