In case you missed it, we recently wrapped up a big national election which is putting Donald Trump back in the White House. The Democrats probably could have ran away with this one, but over the last year as we have seen they have become their own worst enemy. All things considered, Trump’s 2 for 3 record at Presidential runs is just as much due to the Democrats’ missteps as it is Trump’s own correct steps.
We can go back and look at Joe Biden’s physical and mental frailty over the last year. Nothing could be done to stop ageing, of course, but many of the mainstream media and other talking heads insisted that the President was more or less in peak condition. All Americans (and just about everyone over the world) could see how that was not the case. This lying and ignoring the problem definitely raised some red flags with potential voters, but I think the Democrats still could have kept control if this was the only issue.
One of the sorest spots for the majority of people I think is how strong the trans movement has gotten. Besides putting a few trans in positions of power in the federal government, they kept going from college on down. With the Title IX changes from the administration, the trans movement was able to take another big and bold step which I believe snowballed to embolden parts of the movement outside of school. Riley Gaines, former collegiate swimmer, spoke about how that guy from Penn State was being allowed to use the girls’ locker room even though he was (and maybe still is) an intact male. The fact that not only was this allowed, but also this type of integration was encouraged by people in different positions of power is disgusting. Whoever is giving trans folks these freedoms that no one else can or should have is seriously missing the point. These unwell people are such a small part of the population that it doesn’t make sense to keep allowing tolerance and inclusivity in places where they do not belong. I think many people were extremely alienated by this sort of thing.
Kamala Harris did herself no favors by staying away from almost all media during her short campaign. Very few interviews – which would have to be on her own terms. She was almost smart enough to get on a podcast, but then chose one that, as far as I understand, focuses on “female empowerment” by way of hypersexuality. Now I could be off-base here as I have never listened to it, the name of this podcast alone has made me quite uninterested in the production as a whole. However, I think it’s fair to say that making this podcast her only mainstream podcast appearance was a mistake. Side note: the Time’s article linked at the end of this article says that Harris made three “podcasts” appearances, but one of them is a radio show so I don’t count that.
Leftists as a whole alienated tons of Americans by how strongly they wanted to keep abortion as a federally protected right. Calling abortion health care is simply false, and denying that life-saving care and abortions are different is leaning into falsehoods. Remember, every state with an abortion ban also protects the right of life-saving care for the mother. So knowing this fact, as well as the fact that the vast majority of abortions are conducted for selfish reasons instead of the scare-tactic excuses of rape, incest, mother’s health, etc. should end the debate on abortion. The fact that people so strongly support abortion really rubbed many Americans the wrong way.
I can go on and on with this post-mortem, but I’ve got a live baby to take care of and a podcast about Catholicism to listen to, so it’s time to summarize. The way to win this election, and probably the next couple, is to go back to the basics and make laws that way. We need to focus on traditional family values, decency, modesty, health, and fiscal responsibility. While most of the Harris campaign has been set far against these values, Trump did the exact opposite. He reached out to the people, made tons of appearances to speak about these. He’s bringing in people to run departments, not because they are cross-dressers (and/or criminals, *cough cough* Sam Brinton). Most of these people that are joining the team want to go back to being honest, up front, and normal. And I can get on board with that, I hope everyone else can too.
Let’s all pray for a prosperous four years! And beware, I’m linking a story about Brinton’s criminal activity while in the Biden administration, but he’s a scary thing to see.
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Bayou Observant 