My quadrennial election rant: 2024

I almost didn’t do one this election. I was simply tired. Tired of the propaganda. Tired of partisanship. Tired of a process which takes close to two years, when it should only need six weeks. Tired of candidates who, for the the third election in a row, have me thinking, “These two are really the best their party could find?” But the historic nature of last night’s result felt like it deserved to be marked: for Trump regained the position of President, becoming the first person to do so since Grover Cleveland in 1892. Americans don’t like losers, especially in politics, and when you lose an election, you’re typically done. But Trump is hardly your typical politician, is he? And this was certainly not your typical election either.

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