Russell Jaslow
Registered User
What we learned is that higher turnout doesn't mean automatic democratic wins, that rural areas are getting redder even as cities get bluer, and the dynamics of the Senate and Electoral College means that the GOP isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
A CBS commentator (can't remember who) last night made a very interesting observation.
They said the Trump campaign banked on two principles:
1) Strength > Empathy
2) Economy > Covid-19
That was their strategy. And even if they lose, I'll argue it worked.
This country was built on might. Unlike the Canadians, we forcefully threw out the British. We forcefully took the land from the Natives. We forced an entire race to serve us. We hailed the Monroe Doctrine as a God given right. We forcefully tamed the wild west. We forcefully "saved" the world in WWI and WWII, solidifying ourselves as the world power. And when we did, we forcefully tried to nation build throughout the world.
It's in our culture. It's part of our nation's personality.
The last four years (in fact our entire nation's history) and this election should not be a surprise. And Trump knew that.