Tomasky: Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?

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117. I don't know why/how Harris lost

I honestly cannot fathom how or why Kamala - and the whole Democratic slate - lost. Kamala's campaign was almost letter perfect; certainly more well conducted than previous winners'. If someone told me that Trump managed to steal the election and falsify the results, or that Trump hyponitized the whole electorate, I might believe them. But the fact is Trump actually won in an election (not the campaign, but the vote count) that was clean and honest.

All my political notions are shattered. But here is a cruel fact: For the next four years Trump will have his way. We can protest but, let's face it, he has a mandate (and if it wasn't overwhelming it was enough to give him the House and the Senate, which is plenty enough). Things may be very rough and the damage that Trump can do in four years might not be fully repaired in my lifetime. Gee, I wish I could say something encouraging.