To be so disappointed in people - Trump voters especially

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I feel absolutely stunned that despite all that has been said and done Trump is likely to get the chance to make the world burn a little faster.

I am afraid for a future so full of anger and hate.

Massive turned out to vote so hardly indifference or winning because people did not vote. They did and chosen Trump.

But the Democrats are also awful on women's rights. Look how Biden dismantled women's sports.

Neither side was good for women.

British here.

You don't speak for me - the majority of Americans are not racist, sexist or homophobic.

I did cry when I watched Trump’s speech this morning.

Really? This has been the case on both sides of the debate. It's just the nature of vitriolic politics in the US. I'm not sure where you get the idea that Trump supporters are all about friendly political debate and the Democrats aren't!

Do not try and kid yourself that Trump supporters are somehow the 'better' people in this and don't demonize the left.. that is so far from the truth it's laughable.

Really feel for women who care about their bodily autonomy. Will abortion be banned in its entirety?

Or field a woman who can describe her policies in detail and answer a question, clearly and simply. She lost in part because she came across as drunk or a bit thick on many occasions - word salad sums it up. Miserable voters who can’t afford a frozen chicken (price has doubled) don’t give a shit about trans rights. You can’t win an election on a single issue (abortion) and waltz into the White House if voters don’t trust you to improve their lives materially.

No. Trump has said that he'll leave it for individual states to decide their own rules on it.

I would be good if convicted criminals weren't allowed to stand though

Couldn't the Republicans have done better too? They've had decent men leading before

this is conflicting for women's rights.

On the one hand, the right believe women don't have penises but on the other, disagree with abortion, even in cases of rape or incest.

Thanks for this post, I completely agree.

Some of the views on here about Americans are shameful.

I agree with you and suggested this in the initial post.

Trump is a moral monster. That means the Democrats really should think properly about why so many people would still prefer him over them. (They should have been thinking about this for 8 years, but apparently haven't.)

US politics is all about posturing though. It's not clear what policies Trump actually wants to enact and even less clear he will actually be able to enact them. Part of the Democrats' problem is no doubt that they have spent 4 years doing nothing, but that's mostly just a feature of the American system. However, Trump will not necessarily reflect the system ...

Calling Trump "fascist" probably hasn't helped. Lazy Nazi analogues (which the right loves to make about leftists too) are unhelpful and just get in the way of nuanced analysis of all the bad things about Trump and his movement - some of which resemble Hitler and Mussolini, but actually many don't.

Could not agree more

Yep

Where were the Democrats' concerns for women's rights when they spent Trump's last term obsessing reposting very old pictures of his wife, slut-shaming her incessantly? So liberal, so ethical.

She must be a very strong woman to be able to endure this again.

What an awful comment.

What nonsense. Believe this if you will. A lot of women have voted for Trump. Are they all stupid. No I don't think they are.

He is on record saying exactly that.

There are still seven states to be called. One of those, Alaska, is almost certain to go to Trump which will give him 269 votes - one short.

That means that Kamala Harris must win all other six states. If Trump wins even one of those six then he wins.

Trump is currently ahead in four of those states and Harris is ahead in two of them.

No but things have definitely got even worse in the last 4 years.
My own opinion is that the great majority of the population in the US and UK has been totally and utterly let down by their political leaders for decades.

Well judging by women in lines being interviewed before rallies that I watched on YouTube I wouls say many are yes. The answers mostly conspiracy stuff or stuff that isn't factual. They drank tye kool aid of what trump had suggested yet when given facts they were not buying actual facts

I fear we are more likely to get nuked if Putin goes unopposed. He is not the type to say ‘well I wanted x and got x so I will stop now’. His greed for power is endless.

I think the "summer of love 2020" proved quite well that the Democrats are well-equipped to commit unspeakable violence. There has been nothing to compare to the violence, destruction, loss of life, injury to LEO, loss of businesses and arson committed during those months. No matter how much the liberals want us all to forget, we will not.

Did not want either candidate in office, but this constant pandering of "liberals good", "conservatives bad" is exactly why we are in this deep-assed shit.