Why Trump Won

Donald Trump ran against a hostile media, a cutthroat incumbent Democrat party, some members of his own party among other things. How did he overcome?

1) Bad Democrat policies. voters able to see beyond the media smokescreen and Democrat spin saw a poor economy. working people struggling to pay their bills were not interested in subsidizing illegal aliens with hotels and gift cards. Real people wanted less crime, but the Democrats spent money and energy promoting green policies (outlawing gas stoves?) and pushing social issues that few of us care about.

2) bad candidates. replacing Joe with Kamala was a good idea, but in the end she was a poor candidate. paper-thin resume, and seeming unable to speak a coherent sentence. somebody said that the more she appeared in Pennsylvania, the more votes she lost. Walz looked like a real man but was just another shallow leftist with no accomplishments.

3) Trump ran a powerful campaign with an energy that belied his 78 years. at the end the left tried to suggest that he was senile and his rallies were half empty; they had nothing else to go with. Trump survived an assassination attempt (notice how the media dropped that story??) and ran on a proven track record of a successful administration. somebody pointed out, he was already President, and he didn't start WWIII and he didn't put Joy Behar (or whomever) in a concentration camp.

this is a simplification but I think presents the basic case. what are ATS' thoughts?

some of the media are suggesting an enthusiasm gap. Trumps supporters were much more motivated.

Every time I went to the grocery store, gassed my car up, opened a utility bill, paid the rising property taxes I saw what a wonderful POTUS Biden was. It remided me of the 8 blissful years under Obama, only on steroids.

Where can I catch a Soros tour bus to Portland and collect my $250.00?

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Democrats sank their own boat and tried to call it a submarine, that's why Trump won.

a reply to: Coelacanth55

The Left votes on feelz.

Conservatives vote on policy.


Somehow, the Left just can't seem to understand that. They don't like high prices, they don't like getting involved in foreign wars, they don't like illegals coming into their towns, but they vote for the people who caused it, because Orange Man hurt their feelings.

a reply to: Coelacanth55

Because we didn't let the democrats rig it again.

We had massive numbers of observers calling out the shenanigans as they happened, and Trumps team and States had teams of lawyers to challenge and overturn their BS.



The American people's voice was heard and we do not want the authoritarian left destroying our country.

Conservatives vote on policy with a massive dose of common sense.

Liberals vote on whatever the news tells them should be the latest trend to embrace.