Except to the extent the Democrats presided over an "economic bummer", said bummer was a function of the incompetence of Trump and one that Biden inherited, had to fix, and did so without getting any credit from the electorate. JVL's Triad from October 16th goes more into depth about this and I won't regurgitate the points he made here. …
Except to the extent the Democrats presided over an "economic bummer", said bummer was a function of the incompetence of Trump and one that Biden inherited, had to fix, and did so without getting any credit from the electorate. JVL's Triad from October 16th goes more into depth about this and I won't regurgitate the points he made here. But your point -- "The American people chose Trumpism over rewarding the party that presided over an economic bummer with more power. It’s not the same as wanting it" -- makes those voters look even worse that you realize. If you're correct and the only thing that matters is the voter's wallets, then it's reasonable to conclude that these voters are amoral. After everything that's happened since January 6th, the voters elected the biggest fucking moral degenerate in politics to a second term. There is really no practical difference between wanting Trumpism and accepting Trumpism so long as the price of eggs comes down, even if that means people other than them get hurt.
Except to the extent the Democrats presided over an "economic bummer", said bummer was a function of the incompetence of Trump and one that Biden inherited, had to fix, and did so without getting any credit from the electorate. JVL's Triad from October 16th goes more into depth about this and I won't regurgitate the points he made here. But your point -- "The American people chose Trumpism over rewarding the party that presided over an economic bummer with more power. It’s not the same as wanting it" -- makes those voters look even worse that you realize. If you're correct and the only thing that matters is the voter's wallets, then it's reasonable to conclude that these voters are amoral. After everything that's happened since January 6th, the voters elected the biggest fucking moral degenerate in politics to a second term. There is really no practical difference between wanting Trumpism and accepting Trumpism so long as the price of eggs comes down, even if that means people other than them get hurt.