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My Second Final Word on the Election

I really thought VP Harris would pull it off. Not with any help from me. And I knew Georgia would go for Trump this time (last time was an anomaly, a fluke). 

I believed it because of two things I will never believe again: the media and polls. 

And she really, really didn't. I feel sorry for her; she's being blamed with accusations that were not entirely her fault. But I'm glad she lost. I do not think she has the qualities or fortitude to lead this country in foreign policy, and her domestic polices are too leftist. To say nothing of how terrible a communicator she is.  And she should have picked Shapiro from Pennsylvania. Her first choice said a lot. She wanted a VP who would not outshine her.

This is not to say I'm happy about Trump. He didn't get any help from me either. But no one can say he didn't win legitimately, he won't throw a temper tantrum this time, and there will be a relatively peaceful transfer of power with civility. We haven't seen that since 2008 (Melania claims the Obamas did not do it). 

And the rest of us can live our lives as citizens, parents, professionals, neighbors, and believers. 

I am disappointed in Christian leaders who succumbed to the binary choice and voted for Harris. That took them down a notch for me in respect. To be counter cultural might mean to opt out from the binary choice when both are bad and to leave it in God's hands, rather than vote against your conscience and common sense.  

Trump is not a good person, but I hope he is a tad wiser this time around and stops those shenanigans and shuts his mouth and lets people do their jobs in Congress. There are signs this might be true. He has the opportunity to set things right. If I am honest about the "leaving it in God's hands," then I will be diligent in prayer, sincere, nonironic prayer. 

For me, there are a few take-aways from this election. 

The media is corrupt, specifically the news media and pundits. I am deeply upset with Atlantic Monthly. They became nothing but an anti-Trump organ. I understand their disdain for him. I don't understand why they turned away from its mission of quality. But it's always been more leftist than I wanted to admit. Years ago they published a long piece on why Lincoln would have been (essentially) pro-life, and a lot of its readership went wild. Not exactly nonpartisan there. 

Second, polls are so wrong. 

Third, the majority of American people think the Democrats went too far. It might be Afghanistan, the border, the economy, the sense that parents' relationship with their children is being intruded upon, Israel v. Hamas, Ukraine (I hope not, because I am pro-Ukraine), or COVID. It's probably a mix of these.  The Dems need to return to the center. 

Fourth, politics are too important in everyone's lives. 

I'll stop.  Let's live our lives, folks.  




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