I suppose I should start with the obligatory caveat – for anyone out there who may suffer from acute TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome). Let me be clear: I am NOT a Donald Trump fan…and that’s putting it politely. Then again, I’m not a Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton fan either. They’re ALL a terrible choice for POTUS, imo – albeit for different reasons.
To labour the point, if someone put a gun to my head, before the elections, and said; “Trump or Harris, choose.” I’d say…”Dr Jill Stein”. That’s right. I’d rather have my brains blown out than support either of those corrupt, warmongering, captured candidates.
BESIDES, WHY SHOULD WE (SA) CARE WHO WON?
Why should I give a sh*t about the US presidential election, anyway? Why should you? Don’t we have enough pressing problems right here at home?
Sure, but as the old saying goes; when America sneezes the whole world catches…Covid. And forewarned is forearmed.
HOW COULD IT POSSIBLY HAPPEN?
Of course, Trump’s “landslide” victory has Democrats reeling – again. By now, most of you have probably seen those viral comp videos of wokey-woke lefties tearing hair, gnashing teeth, bawling their eyes out…and just generally losing their sh*t – live on TikTok – over Trump’s mega MAGA win.
Likewise, pollsters, pundits, analysts and media outlets are scratching their heads in befuddlement wondering how the hell Trump defied the polls, and all odds, and scored such a seismic win.
So…how did it happen?
WELL, WHY WOULDN’T IT HAPPEN?
Sure, it was the induction of Elon, Tulsi, Tucker and RFK Jr into Trump’s camp. Sure, it was Trump’s (and Musk’s) interview with Joe Rogan – boosted by Rogan’s endorsement of Trump at the 11th hour. Sure, it was probably that series of damning, devastating, exposé videos by Candace Owens that blew the lid off Kamala’s (and Obama’s) fake history.
Sure, it was the McDonald’s and Garbage Man stunts.
However, the real question should be; why WOULDN’T it happen? Don’t the Democrats realise by now? The biggest gift to Trump and the Republicans…is the Democrats.
DID THE DEMS INADVERTENTLY BOOST TRUMP’S VOTER BASE?
Let’s face it. The Democrats pretty much did a great job of boosting Trump’s popularity – from day one. One could argue they practically handed Trump his second presidency…on a woke, gender-neutral, silver platter.
They did it when they repeatedly attacked Trump, since his inauguration, by having their sock-puppet, propaganda media – like CNN, MSNBC and Rachel “Mad Cow” Maddow – endlessly bash Trump, 24/7, 365, giving him billions of dollars worth of free publicity in the process.
They also did it when they prioritized their laundry list of insanely “woke” domestic policies over more pressing issues like the economy, immigration, crumbling infrastructure, and ending the endless wars.
And, of course, they did it by starting two new wars.
REPUBLICANS: THE NEW “REBELS”?
By drifting so far to the woke, la-la land left, the libdems have ultimately made the “right-wing” conservatives seem positively…sane, by comparison. Like Rogan said to Trump, “The rebels are Republicans now.”
TRUMP, A SUPERNATURAL SURVIVOR?
Love him or hate him, you have to hand it to Big Don – the guy’s a survivor. A teflon-plated, titanium-coated, diamond-dusted, bullet-proof survivor. Forget rhino hide, this guy’s got skin as thick as a Stegosaur.
Lest we forget, before and since 2016, he’s dodged or survived endless MSM attacks and smears, years of filibustering and frivolous lawfare, criminal charges, incarceration, impeachment, accusations of racism, fascism and nazism, getting p*ssed on by Russian prozzies (from Putin’s personal harem), being called every name in the democrat playbook, from Hitler, to Stalin, to Mussolini, and weathered the Stormy Daniels saga without sinking.
Not to mention, three assassination attempts – one of which fell only two inches short of succeeding. Now it looks certain he will dodge prosecution and prison time because the US Department of Justice just announced that they are going to drop all federal criminal cases against Trump before he takes office.
Trump survived all that and bounced right back…and into the Oval Office. Again.
WAS IT THAT OCTOBER SURPRISE… IN NOVEMBER?
However, it wasn’t just the Dems and Trump’s band of faithful, powerful, influential figures around him who played a big part in his victory.
Something else happened in the last week of the presidential race that most likely substantially boosted Trump’s campaign trajectory, and ensured that his win went from marginal and questionable, to an undisputed avalanche.
But that’s another story. (You might call it a tale…of a tail.)
What say you, SA? How did Trump, “The Comeback King” pull off a second devastating win against the Democrats?
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