Taking stock of the election results

It’s all over.
Well, there are still some states counting their ballots (at the time this was written), but for all intents and purposes, the election is over, both nationally and on the state level. We have our winners, we have our losers. We have those who are happy. We have those who are sad. Such is the case after every election. That’s the way it always has been, and the way it always will be. Some just handle it better than others.
Depending on who you listen to, the result of the presidential election will either lead to the greatest four years in the history of mankind, or the fall of Western civilization. The truth, as always, likely lies somewhere in between those two hyperbolic scenarios.
While it’s not a shock Donald Trump won, as we went into the election thinking it was anybody’s race, the margin by which he won and the fact he also won the popular vote is surprising to us. What it says is this country is ready for a change—like it or not—and wanted to distance itself from President Joe Biden and his vice president, Kamala Harris.
We believe the reasons for this are many. While the economy is roaring and the stock market is booming, the fact is people are hurting when they go to the grocery store  or the gas pump, and fairly or unfairly, that always gets pinned on the sitting president and those on their staff. While we are on the topic though, all of those who have been posting “What I wouldn’t give for some mean Tweets and $1.89 a gallon gas,” we will be watching and expecting those gas prices sooner rather than later, and will be right here calling it out if it doesn’t happen.
Also damaging to the Democrat cause is the far left causes that the vast, vast majority of this country just doesn’t want or agree with. The vast majority of Americans don’t want unchecked illegal immigration, and the Biden Administration pretended a problem didn’t exist at our southern border for two years. The vast majority of Americans don’t want biological men competing in women’s sports. The vast majority of Americans don’t want people to be able to steal $900 in goods and be given a pat on the back and the key to the city instead of being arrested. OK, more hyperbole, but you get the idea.
Republicans will have the presidency, the House of Representatives and the Senate, so they will have two years to convince us how great they are. Should they fail to do so, you can expect a blue wave during the midterm elections in two years.
On the local level, we are surprised at how lopsided the voting was, particularly on the food tax amendment. We thought that one would be much more competitive. We would also like to say it’s enough with the legalizing cannabis for a while. The people clearly don’t want it right now, so give us a couple years off from voting on that.
Here’s to a peaceful transition of power, and another successful election. You may not agree with the outcomes, but our system works. It’s not rigged. It’s not fixed. We have safe, secure elections, and we deal with how they come out. That’s the way it works in the United States.