The Art Of Losing An Election
It turns out you can’t tell voters what they think.
3:35 pm. The day after Donald Trump’s election victory.
I log onto Twitter and find an infographic of voters broken down by race and gender. And sure enough, just as in 2020 and 2016, white men and women are the only demographics where the majority voted for Trump. Anybody who isn’t blind to white supremacy can see this is why Trump won the election.
4:13 pm. I click over to the Financial Times, where an analyst points out that thanks to the economic instability created by COVID and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the incumbent party in every single developed country has lost or very nearly lost their elections this year. In most cases, the electorate swung to the right. Anybody smart enough to follow geopolitics understands that this is why Trump won the election.
5:22 pm. I turn on CNN and images of the mutilated children and shattered homes in Gaza flash across my screen. An impeccably groomed anchorperson explains that Joe Biden’s administration, with Kamala Harris as Vice-President, has provided unconditional financial and political cover for Netanyahu’s year-long genocidal campaign. Anybody with a moral compass can feel that this is why Trump won the election.
