BigDaddyG wrote:GustavBahler wrote:Have to say that Im surprised that Fox news is giving Biden a larger lead than CNN, MSNBC. Yahoo has the same lead as Fox. 238 to 213, vs 224 to 213.
Even if he wins, I'd consider it a loss. History will look at the last four years as the worst presidency in this countries existence and Biden is still in a fight for his life. The people speak and the Democratic Party still refuses to listen. If we the Republican party had a candidate with a minimum of 40% of their sanity remaining, Biden would've lost in a landslide.
Its more than that, the two sides cant even agree on facts anymore.
You can put a lot of it on the ghost of Ronald Reagan who made generations of Dems run from their role in creating anti-poverty programs like SS, Medicare, etc. Reagan convinced millions that the govt didnt have a role in quality of life issues.
"Free Market" ideas took center stage. Like massive deregulation. Carter got the ball rolling when he deregulated the airline industry. Succeding generations of Dems gave up on their traditional role of fighting for the working man and woman. Tried to act like fake Republicans, instead of a check on Corporate interests. As someone said,.in effect, that if its a choice between a fake republican, and the real thing, they will vote for the real thing. Thats why Obama ran more to the left of where he really was in 08'.
As Bernie Sanders accurately put it. The Clintons effectively turned over the keys to the economy to Wall Street in the 90s. Thats where the long term damage to the middle class was really done.
As bad as the Dems have been over the last 40 years, this election was about more than their failures, but what kind of country we want to be, and who should be its face. Millions upon Millions wanted to keep the status quo.
That was actually William F Buckley's definition of modern conservatism. Preserving the status quo. Millions looked around and decided that the way things are being done at the top was worth preserving. Not an easy argument to counter when people cant agree on facts.
11/4/2020 2:35 AM