For many residents of Washington, D.C., and across the United States, the presidential election results represent a stunning, shocking, embarrassing, disappointing, and resounding declaration of America’s state of consciousness — or lack thereof.
Kamala Harris is a woman of high character. She is the former attorney general of California, which has the fifth-largest economy in the world, and she served in the U.S. Senate. During her history-making, unprecedented 107-day presidential campaign, Harris, the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to serve in this office, ran a campaign filled with inspiration, hope, happiness, transparency, and kindness.
Current President-Elect Donald Trump will return to the White House as a twice-impeached former occupant. He will again swear to uphold the very constitution that he and his supporters desecrated during a violent insurrection. He will place his left hand on the Bible, raise his right hand, and recite the 35-word oath as a 34-count convicted felon of business fraud and sexual assault.
He will do so at the crime scene of the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
The Nov. 5 election shows that far too many Americans do not care about the character of their candidates for the office of president. And if the character does not matter to you in your candidate of choice for The White House, that is also likely the case in your voting at the state and local levels of government.
Yes, inflation is an issue. Indeed, grocery prices are too high. Americans are hurting financially. That cannot be denied.
Yet, what can also not be denied is that despite our financial challenges, Trump’s reelection reveals America remains fundamentally a racist and sexist nation.
Racism and sexism superseded financial challenges for far too many voters. Hence, many voted against their interests by voting for Trump.
Make America Great Again was never about the genuinely disadvantaged in our society. It’s about going back to more overtly racist and discriminatory policies and practices.
Wait and see.