It’s over, he won, but what is most important is not over

Why did 1.6% more voters choose Trump than his opponent?

Donald Trump 312 electoral votes. Republican Party 76,823,951 votes (50%)

Kamala Harris 226 electoral votes Democratic Party 74,312,576 votes (48.4%

Not exactly a mandate, but it is what it is.

No doubt there are many reasons. I have my ideas, but they don’t matter.

I’m guessing many people perceived him as a man of the people with an interest in helping average Americans.

What matters is where we are going?

Trump is building his administration, consolidating power by surrounding himself with MAGA yes men and women. He has control of both houses of Congress. He has clearly expressed his intentions on how he wants to run things.

Consider Kennedy as an example. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has falsely said that the COVID shots are the “deadliest vaccine ever made.” and now he will be in charge of Medicare.

He has set about seeking to eliminate regulations making laws ineffective, eliminating massive numbers of government employees, even major departments.

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The 2015 Social Security Trustee said this:

Similar statements were written before this and every year after and each year Congress has failed to act.

I would have thought a president focused on the people would have made a concerted effort to build a consensus for fixing Social Security, would have pushed the matter to the front of his first term agenda, would have built a case for change with the American people. Instead the focus was on building a wall.

He promised a better, greater health plan to replace the ACA, but that fell by the wayside. Now he wants to cut subsidies for lower income Americans.

He promised to cut the deficit and debt, but instead added to it, partly by providing tax cuts, with little benefit to lower income Americans. Even in his second term, lower taxes seem a priority.

He is opposed to unions- hardly in the interest of many Americans.

He wants walls and deportation appealing to the xenophobic climate he created, but spends no time crafting a comprehensive immigration policy and border facility that allows compassionate immigration with protections as necessary. He never acknowledges the need and benefits of immigrants to our Country.

Have other president failed to act on their promises, on well known issues such as SS?

Of course, but here we have a man getting a second chance, having four years to develop plans and strategies, but presented nothing to the American voters, instead undermining our government at every opportunity and now focused on going even further.

Americans have embarrassed themselves.

First by being so uninformed, susceptible to lies and propaganda and conspiracy theories.

Second, by electing as their leader a man of low ethical and moral standards, low character and concern only for power and praise.

And yet, he was elected.