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Frank D. Lincoln

(894 posts)
9. Manifest Destiny?
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 11:34 AM
Jan 2025

Regarding Trump and the 2024 presidential election, there were definitely racial overtones. Undoubtedly many people viewed it symbolically as people of color (Kamala Harris) versus white people (Donald Trump) or as a contest between a multi-racial, egalitarian society and a white supremacist society.

For the above reason, I think we lost the presidential election as soon as Biden stepped aside and immediately endorsed Harris. That apparently resulted in many of the people who voted for Biden in 2020 not voting for Harris in 2024.

With Barack Obama being an anomaly, it seems clear that Americans prefer to have a white man to lead our nation. Even if it means a white man totally unfit for public office versus a black woman who was pretty close to an ideal presidential candidate (though gender was also a factor, of course).

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Wow, who knew. Mike Niendorff Jan 2025 #1
The ProPublica report BlueMTexpat Jan 2025 #2
Thanks for that link. Drum Jan 2025 #3
Good but chilling read ck4829 Jan 2025 #21
Why are these terrorist groups out in the open? Marthe48 Jan 2025 #4
Better to have them out in the open. Buddyzbuddy Jan 2025 #13
We aren't hitting them Marthe48 Jan 2025 #14
When does the hitting start? ck4829 Jan 2025 #15
Race War. Frank D. Lincoln Jan 2025 #5
Because they believe that God gave America to white men. yardwork Jan 2025 #6
Enlightening post. oasis Jan 2025 #7
Thanks. yardwork Jan 2025 #12
Manifest Destiny? Frank D. Lincoln Jan 2025 #9
I think there are a lot of different currents at work. yardwork Jan 2025 #11
Biden would have done worse than Harris. Elessar Zappa Jan 2025 #16
Well if that's the case, then Frank D. Lincoln Jan 2025 #17
Right? ck4829 Jan 2025 #20
How many women, poc, lgbtq+ , immigrants investigations he bungled "accidentally"? Clouds Passing Jan 2025 #8
A good question ck4829 Jan 2025 #19
Hemingway hunted himself. And shot his prey. NM Grins Jan 2025 #10
Kick ck4829 Jan 2025 #18
Surprising exactly no one. Iggo Jan 2025 #22
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