2 weeks Ago By Sun Sentinel Editorial Board
A columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch, wrote recently that among all the reasons Kamala Harris lost, an overriding reason was because of a poorly informed electorate. “Nothing mattered more than this: Donald Trump was returned to power by the most badly informed electorate in modern American history,” Bunch wrote. The writer also said that one recent poll found that Joe Biden was leading overwhelmingly “among the shrinking number of Americans who still read a newspaper.
” Then I read the letters to the editor on Nov. 23. Two writers seemed to parrot sound bites from Fox News or the internet.
One said Trump won “resoundingly.” Sure, if you redefine resoundingly to mean one of the smallest margins in modern presidential election history. A woman from Delray Beach said a divine hand put Trump in office because he cherishes the American dream and values.
If the writer reads newspapers, then I guess we’ve redefined American values to mean cheating on multiple partners, groping women, and scamming students and contractors. If some readers spent more time reading and less time writing, the electorate would be much better informed. John Underhill, Plantation Funny how the election of the man who journalist Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal called an SOB has caused so much SOB-bing among Democrats.
I’m not the type to say “I told you so” to all the Democrats who were chilling their champagne to celebrate the joyous prospect of a Harris landslide, but your misreading of American public opinion was one for the ages. Schadenfreude is a terrible thing to waste, is it not? Enjoy the next four years. I know I will! Osvaldo Valdes, Hollywood Donald Trump’s final share of the votes cast is 50% compared to 48.
4% for Kamala Harris, a margin of 1.6%. That’s hardly a mandate.
It is the smallest margin since Bush v. Gore, in 2000. Yet a recent Sun Sentinel letter writer blandly suggested that we just “erase our political differences and work together for the common good.
” We are deeply divided. Does anyone really believe that this situation will get any better with Trump in power? Is he remotely interested in erasing our differences or seeking common ground? His supporters’ idea of unity is that we all bow down to his destructive impulses. His choices of fawning toadies for the most important jobs are a reminder that what he seeks is the opposite of the checks and balances set up in the Constitution.
Our enemies are delighted that their years-long efforts to worsen our divisions have worked so well. Groceries won’t going to get any cheaper — but the American idea already is. Barbara Quinn , Coral Springs Twenty clowns make a jolly circus, but not an effective government.
For 75 years, I have watched the pendulum swing back and forth between Democrats and Republicans. When the weights in a grandfather clock reach the bottom of their chains, the clock stops. I think motionless political equilibrium has begun.
The clock and watcher are hurtling through space in different motions. Going forward, there will be political changes in D.C.
, but no U.S. effort to face the global warming crisis, unless Elon Musk can be enlisted to use heavy-lift rockets to shade the earth (look up Planetary Sunshade Foundation).
Robert Cogan , Boynton Beach Send a letter to the editor by email to [email protected] or fill out the form below. Letters are limited to about 200 words.
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