Did voters disregard politics and feel they just couldn’t stand Trump ?

Hee’s a quick take on the election.

It’s been interesting and sometimes comical watching people explaining the election results with excuses, analyses, rationalizations, anger, finger pointing, and hindsight.

Inflation, war with Iran, corruption, and ICE tactics have been cited as reasons why the Donald Trump presidency and the MAGA ideas were so soundly rejected.

Those things, large and small, were all part of it -  but perhaps there was also something else at play.

For those on the fence over the issues and the state of the nation, maybe one conspicuous thing could have been what pushed them over the edge:

Trump is just plain unlikable.

He is seen as cruel, vindictive, corrupt, thin skinned, and egotistical beyond the scope of the word. And he lies as easily as he breathes.

Did some voters disregard politics and finally feel they just couldn’t stand him anymore?

Mike Levsen is a former mayor of Aberdeen

Photo: public domain, wikimedia commons

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