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As an outsider what I see is that Trump claimed to stand for change, while the Democrats seemed to champion the status quo. Just the fact Biden promised to run
by computerthings 2y ago
As an outsider what I see is that Trump claimed to stand for change, while the Democrats seemed to champion the status quo.
Just the fact Biden promised to run for one term, then they lied about him not being senile, then Harris was anointed saying she'll basically be Biden, and don't you dare not go along because Trump is the end of democracy - that is just incredibly astonishing to me. And people wonder why that didn't work out? To me that's like talking about why this car with perfectly good tires hasn't won the race, when it has no engine and no driver and it's not even on the racing track but at the bottom on the ocean. With perfectly good tires admittedly, which pundits are examining with microscopes.
From what I can tell all they ever offered is playing for time and rationalizations for why the boat should not be rocked, preaching to people who are treading water, who will never be in that boat. Basically "we're so proud of our achievements and excited to face even greater challenges with you" -- whereas Trump was screaming about making "them" pay and flipping tables. And even though "they" are a scapegoat, and even though he'll make it (so much) worse, at least the anger is something people vaguely recognize, whereas what came from the Democrats is mostly alien and alienating ivory tower talk.
At the end of the day, I think the US needs at least one more major party. Two sides hiding all their own flaws behind the other is just unworkable. It makes people incredibly lazy intellectually.