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He couldn't even build a wall
America must come to grips with what they thought he was versus what he actually is. This is sadly part of the healing process, or so I hope.
That's not the problem. America is just desperate for change, and the Democrats are allergic to using power
Obama won on promising change, but did nothing except put healthcare into a death spiral (the ACA came from the heritage foundation, also known for hits like project 2025)
Biden won because of the pandemic, and then the Democratic party quietly fiddled with the dials a little. But they were still so allergic to rocking the boat they didn't prosecute Trump for attempting a coup
Then Biden/Kamala ran on the platform "everything is actually already perfect, you're just too stupid to realize it"
Recently they refused to release the autopsy of the election, because it said the one thing they refuse to try... Meaningful change. To take a stand against the billionaires and make some enemies
Trump is different. He got up there and said "our county is on fire, and I'm going to fix it". And then he said the most incoherent meaningless shit, which was then sane washed through the billionaire controlled media to say dozens of different things
But he's already spent the trust of the people too now. They're not going to buy into that kind of rhetoric again for a while, but they're also done with the gaslighting and empty posturing
What we need is someone who will use their power for good. No more empty promises or consultant pilled drivel. Clear, simple to understand plans. Crisp messaging. Explicit promises.
The current Democratic establishment is floundering in their attempts to find some formula where they can copy the energy of change, but still do the centrist uniparty bullshit.
We don't need to get over Trump, we need to get past the Democratic party leaders and their ratfucking of progressives
Trust me: a whole lot of us knew exactly who this skidmark was back in the 80s.
The MSM sure didn't help, though - first by giving him that stupid game show that gave the people that are guided just by vibes the impression that this moron was a Bigly Important Successful Bidness Man when he was a total failure. Secondly, they did next to nothing to actually vet him properly for the American people when he ran in 2016.