Richard Porter writes for RealClearPolitics and his topic is the election just ended and the two candidates.
Despite two impeachments, two assassination attempts, four criminal indictments, 34 felony convictions, and coverage from the big three networks that was 85% negative (as opposed to 78% positive for his opponent), Donald Trump triumphed over all the hate and the haters to win his second term in the Oval Office.
Why? Trump was a better president than Joe Biden and a better candidate than Kamala Harris. Ordinary Americans enjoyed measurably more fruitful lives under Trump than Biden. And Trump is noticeably more authentic, relatable, charming, clever, convincing, insightful, intuitive, and fun than Kamala. Trump won on both policy and personality.
Trump’s win is more than an epic personal and policy success story, it’s a vote of “no-confidence” in institutions and governance by authoritative experts. Institutions fail when they do not focus on their core mission. Consider all the institutions in America and Europe that have lost their way, focusing on the politically fashionable and fringe issues.
That’s the explanation for the election outcome we see before us, in three paragraphs I wish I’d written.
