This day last week, America voted—and the results surprised many folks. For starters, we had a decisive winner before the cock crowed on the East Coast and before the midnight oil burned here on the West. Secondly, contrary to what many pollsters forecast, the contest was nothing close to neck-and-neck. Thirdly, Donald Trump trounced Kamala Harris—in the final count taking 312 electoral votes (270 to win), capturing majority of the popular vote (50.2 percent; 75.492 million), and taking all seven swing states.
Reaction is something to see. The President-elect’s supporters are giddy as kiddies on Christmas morning. Presents are open, wrapping paper is everywhere, and Santa delivered all the goodies on the list. Elsewhere, trauma is the drama. It’s criminal that left-leaning news organizations and pollsters misled so many Democrats and other Harris supporters for so long. Their mourning wouldn’t be so severe (out of politeness, I won’t link to any reactions but you can find them easily enough on TikTok).
The big takeaway that I haven’t seen discussed: The Democrat party is all about equity, diversity, and inclusion—instituted by government dictate. Trump’s victory represents real equity, diversity, and inclusion—all organically grown. A vast coalition of people—from many backgrounds, ethnicities, faiths, professions, and more—rallied for Trump. Mainstream media calls MAGA racist. It’s the opposite, based on the electoral demographics.
The Economist has critically reported about Trump during much of the election cycle, endorsed Harris, and predicted that she would win based on the magazine’s scenario modeling. But now the take is largely different. Story “Welcome to Trump’s world: His sweeping victory will shake up everything” leads off: “A stunning victory has crowned Donald Trump the most consequential American president since Franklin D. Roosevelt”. That’s quite a turnabout in editorial tone. Do you agree?
The question: Following a divisive campaign is peace possible—or is there trouble ahead? I don’t know, just like I can’t quite sort out the meaning of the flag in the Featured Image. Is it meant in protest to the election? Or perhaps call for peace and reconciliation? You tell me. I used Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, today, for the shot. Vitals: f/1.7, ISO 12, 1/800 sec, 23mm (film equivalent); 8:29 a.m. PST.
If I could cast one more vote, it would be for a peaceful transition to the new administration.