i went to the walmart here in galesburg, and it actually made me feel better. i know that the vast majority of the people in there are quite conservative, maybe most are trumpers. i can guess that. but among the trumpers there is more than just the usual joy of victory. it's almost like they feel they've righted a wrong, as if trump's declaration that the last election was "stolen from him," is something they bought hook line and sinker.

if anything the election shows that the system works. everyone counted their votes, and they came out in a logical pattern nationwide, i.e. he won the same amount proportionately in each state. there was no state that was out of its pattern, no place where massive fraud could be said to be clear. same as last election, it was counted fairly and accurately by very careful neutral counters.

that shows that he's total bullshit, because remember his whole claim is that he should have won. well yes he would have won if blacks and women weren't allowed to vote, but he didn't, because we have a free and legal system for every adult to vote. this time, americans voted in a total fraud, liar, rapist, pedophile, etc.

my explanation is 1) very high inflation hurt very badly in what were already bad times; 2) we're tired of endless wars that seem to be our responsibility; and 3) racism and misogyny, which i suspect is the main reason. they just don't want to elect a woman who is not only a woman, but also not quite white. let's face it, they knew about the fraud/felon/pedophile thing. the reason i say racism/misogyny is that look at the south, where biden made some ground - georgia, north carolina, missouri - even look at appalachia. it wasn't even close.