SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Thought of the day for Thursday November 5th, 2026 The Election Is Over, The People Have Spoken, Now What.
Tuesday November 3rd ,2026 is a date that will live in calamity for Donald J Trump, the Republican Party. For months there were warning signs of impending doom, but the President who had from all indications lost touch with his Maga Base as well as Independents, and voters from various ethnicities, ideologies, religions and genders. In short Trump had managed to piss off nearly everyone, on Tuesday night the American People resoundingly rejected the Republican message, that message consisted almost entirely of FEAR. Fear of Immigrants, Fear of Socialism, Fear of the LGBTQ Community, Fear of the WOKE Movement, Fear of an attack from Iran, despite the fact that it was well known amongst the Intelligence Community that Iran did not possess enriched uranium in sufficient quantities to produce a nuclear device. Then when you consider the fact that the President told us after the bombing campaign he launched in 2025, that he (Trump) said "Obliterated Iran's nuclear capabilities"
What the American People feared more than all of the Boogeymen the Republicans told us was lurking around every corner was the loss of the roof overhead, the constant anxiety when the mail is delivered, there is another demand letter for payment of the mortgage, rent, or credit card debt. The daily deliberation as to do we put gas in the car, or food on the table. Trump swept into office promising to make life better for hard working Americans, but after nearly two years of Trumpism Americans are questioning Trump's agenda, are becoming increasingly convinced that Trump has lost touch with working class and poor Americans. While Americans struggle to make ends meet , Trump touts his Arch D' Trump, the gold inlays planned for the Trump Ballroom, the renaming of the airport in Florida, to Trump International Airport, that's just the tip of the corrupt iceberg.
Despite the polls showing the possibility of a Blue Wave, Trump stayed the course, he failed to make policy changes that could have altered the outcome of the election, instead Trump held rallies in which he talked about how he admired John Husted's ass, how much money he and his mega rich benefactors were taking in. Under the Reagan Administration wealth trickled down from the wealthiest to the lowest wage earners, but under Trump the trickle became a drip, the drip eventually stopped when the America People needed the tap open to offset the rising cost of things like gasoline, diesel fuel, groceries and nearly every single commodity that Trump levied tariffs against
Trump promised that jobs would be plentiful, but that was before he (Trump) and Elon Musk took a literal chainsaw to jobs and lifestyles of thousands of government workers. Whatever happened to the massive savings created by firing those workers, did anyone receive a DOGE Rebate Check?. Trump said No More Wars", he said the next President would attack Iran, in that he was right, only he was the next President that would start the war . Trump ignored the polls, the urgings of his own party to change messaging , instead Trump hand selected candidates that had little chance of winning like Ken Paxton in Texas. The once impenetrable "Red Wall that ran through the Midwest and Deep South, was shattered on Tuesday night, how can the Republican Party rebuild with Trump still firmly at the helm , steering the ship.
With that said America despite their misgivings chose the Democrats to lead us out this enormous mess that Trump has created, but that is no endorsement of the Democrats, this is less about a vote for Democratic policies as it was a total repudiation of Trumpism. What the Democrats have to do to maintain their tenuous grip on power is to put forth an agenda that truly puts America first, but how? The Democratic Party is comprised of Asians, Blacks, Immigrants, LGBTQ , Women and Muslims, which while reflective of America, can they get and stay on the same page? Can they abandon some of the rhetoric that scared solidly democratic voters into the Trump camp? Can they end the war, bring down prices, restore the cuts to healthcare and get the economy moving in a positive direction, while also cutting costs to cut into the 40 trillion dollar deficit. If it sounds like a daunting task it is, some, myself included am skeptical that all of this can be addressed before the already weary American voter loses patience with the Democrats, run right back into the arms of the party they just left