All I want to know is

[malaise]

how they pulled this off - still unable to process this madness

That is all

[Phoenix61]

1. Propaganda, very effectively utilized propaganda. nt

[kentuck]

3. FOX News

is their leader.

[DiverDave]

2. Simple

They cheated.

[gab13by13]

4. A milquetoast Attorney General

The FBI still hasn't met with Elon Musk about his frequent conversations with Putin.

[rubbersole]

5. This definitely feels scripted.

Big money has taken it all. The next chapter is up to the sane among us. It won't be pretty and no guarantees on the outcome. I'm old but I'm in. My grandkids deserve it...my grandparents saved it for me.

[Ilikepurple]

8. Funny that big money trusts the players

At some point the major players are going to anger each other. Does big money want unfettered mergers and low taxes more than a stable market that has enriched them for decades? I guess so. I’m old too, but with you.

[Self Esteem]

6. A historically unpopular president.

That's it. Almost never does the party with a very unpopular president keep the White House.

It was always going to be an uphill battle to keep the White House.

They pulled it off because enough Americans felt the cost of everything was too high that they were willing to risk Trump again.

And when you have an uninformed electorate, it's easy to message.

Everything was cheaper under Trump. Even before COVID. Trump is promising to make everything cheaper again. And that's how the country approached the election.

What's baffling is how many people are utterly floored by the result when the polls showed Trump was potentially positioned for a win and even Harris' campaign expressed that they were the underdog.

This was always going to be a tough election. That's why Joe Biden dropped out because he eventually concluded he would lose and that someone else might do a bit better.

But in the end, Harris was always the underdog. Just as her campaign said throughout the election.

[sop]

7. Yeah, the whole thing looks fishy to me, but I don't want to go down the "They stole the election!" rabbit hole.

[Bumbles]

11. A cogent and reasonable "hypothesis" was presented on Dailykos. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/13/2285824/

Are there enough people, especially those in the know (journalists, former and current government employees) with the will, fortitude and energy to bring this to the attention of the American people? What happens if we just go along to get along? How many are truly aware of the stakes in the sick game?

[usonian]

9. Racism and misogyny. Fascist playbook.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19720304


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219714053

[Nigrum Cattus]

10. Religion

Non republicans (Independents) who truly believe God sent him.
Also, because the Last Court (formerly known as the "supreme" court)
allows political speech in churches (unconstitutional). They voted
against their own best interests, and they are very selfish people.
Me,Me,Me,Me.

[skydive forever]

12. This makes no sense at all to me

[DENVERPOPS]

13. The Republicans

have been creating this "tsunami" ever since HWBush basically committed Treason, to get Reagan into office. Every chance they got, slowly chipping away at everything and anything that would get in their way, in the future, to reach the point we are at today...
As far as the Republicans are concerned, Their Means, Justifies Their End Goal......

As I have often said, the perfect title for a book about the past 45 years would be:

WHILE THE NATION SLEPT

There were many on this website who were screaming our heads off, from the rooftops, since Reagan was "installed" by HWBush and his CABAL........all our screaming, for 45 years went unheard........and here we are.........

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Space Lasers

and they still have to explain why those polled on early voting were for the most past lying to pollsters.

[Mr.Bee]

15. Because it's not about Republicans vs Democrats.

It is the age old war of the Rich against the poor. In this case it's also about 'The South Will Rise Again!' white supremacy. Look at the 100 year old 'Great Replacement Theory' touted by FoxNewsmax.

[voteragain]

16. this

golden rule: who has the gold makes the rules

[canetoad]

17. Yeah, same here malaise

I reckon first looks should go to the unqualilfied cohorts who are being put into positions far exceeding their expertise and intelligence.

[orwell]

18. Our voters...

...didn't show up in the numbers that we did in 2020.

Look at the vote totals, especially on the Democratic side.

So much for the "ground game."

Democratic voter apathy led to this.

The real question is where did the other 6 million Biden votes go?

That was the whole ballgame.

[Loupe Garoue]

19. These cybersecurity experts have an idea

https://freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/letter-to-vp-harris-111324.pdf

[Amaryllis]

20. HEre:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219719662
Along with a LOT of voter suppression.

[TheKentuckian]

21. Because insanely stupid, that's why.

[Blue_Tires]

22. Multiple tidal waves of disinfo

And Elmo unleashed God knows how many Trumper AI bots on Twitter... And that's before we get to the Russian troll farms...