Source: The American Conservative
by Peter Van Buren
“This was an angry election; none of that ‘which candidate would you rather have a beer with’ stuff here. Trump is an angry man representing angry constituents. Harris was angry that things were not going her way and constantly expressed the Hillary-esque idea ‘How could I possibly be losing to a guy like Trump?’ Both sides prioritized personal attacks over policy. At times it felt like elementary-school playground stuff, name-calling, but in the end it was much more serious than that. Harris lost because she tried to make ‘Trump is a fascist’ her closing argument, and no one was listening anymore.” (11/11/24)