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Why Trump?

This election wasn’t really about Donald Trump. He was always there, a storm cloud rumbling anger and grievance, but at least everyone knew who he is and what he represents. There were few surprises. Call it the white backlash.

If you are unhappy with Trump’s election, I blame the Democrats’ inability to field a decent candidate.

Loyalty and laziness.

Out of loyalty, the Democrats kept hidden the fact that Biden should be in an Old Folks Home where he can get the care he needs.

Out of laziness, they adopted the old saw that a sitting vice president should get the chance to run for president if the incumbent withdraws from the race.

The Biden-Trump debate took place at the end of June. The Democratic Convention was held in Chicago in the middle of August. Biden insisted he would not withdraw, but I expected the party leadership to investigate alternatives and have an open convention.

The problem was finding a blemish-free candidate. All nice people and dyed-in-the-wool Democrats, each came with baggage. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is terrific, but America is not going to elect a woman president. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is a gem, but America is not going to elect a Jewish president. A dozen others lacked sufficient name recognition for such a short campaign. So everybody fell in line behind Kamala Harris.

A Hail Mary Pass, she had three strikes against her from the outset. A woman. A black. A California lib. We see that clearly because Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote by a wide margin. The voters rejected the candidacy of Kamala Harris. Period.

America is not racist, but after eight years of being under Obama’s spell, Americans were still smarting over a black president.

Bad timing, this was the wrong election for the Dems to go into the laboratory and cook up a hybrid candidate.

God have mercy on the USA!