Tuesday, December 03, 2024
Election 2024 is almost a month behind us. President-elect Donald Trump has selected his Cabinet, while some states are still finishing counting their ballots.
Large countries like India, with three to four times the number of voters as in America, manage to count their votes in one day, while states like Arizona and California need additional weeks to count (or manufacture) votes.
When I say manufacture, I refer to credible accusations of election cheating during the 2020 presidential election when Joe Biden, campaigning from his basement, managed to secure millions of votes more than Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, or Kamala Harris. Trump frequently complained about the “rigged” 2020 election and likely worked with the RNC and GOP state officials to ensure a fairer election in 2020. Such scrutiny paid off, at least in terms of voter skepticism.
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According to Rasmussen Reports polling, “Four years after many of Donald Trump’s supporters accused Joe Biden of cheating his way into the White House, fewer voters suspect election shenanigans this time around.”
Four years later, the elections are believed to be more secure, reflecting the will of American voters. After being called election deniers and threats to democracy over questioning the 2020 election results, voters are grateful for a more credible result.
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect such gratitude, and as Rasmussen Reports found, “The annual Thanksgiving holiday finds an overwhelming majority of Americans in a grateful mood.”
Going further, “The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 77% of American Adults say they have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Just 13% do not.”
Sourpusses who are ungrateful are clearly in the minority. Examples include MSNBC host Joy Reid, who is having a conniption over JD Vance sharing a meme on Twitter/X of him and Donald Trump serving a MAGA turkey with the backdrop of Norman Rockwell’s iconic Thanksgiving meal painting.
Or once-funny Rob Reiner deleting his Twitter/X account in a huff over backlash from years of Trump and MAGA-hating tweets.
Speaking of celebrities, so many of whom gushingly supported Joe Biden, then pivoted on a dime and embraced Kamala Harris, their influence on voters is waning.
Rasmussen Reports discovered, “Kamala Harris had endorsements from Taylor Swift, Robert De Niro, and a galaxy of other pop singers and movie stars, but it turns out that most voters don’t let celebrities influence their election choices.”
Digging deeper into the survey, “The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 56% of likely U.S. voters say endorsements by celebrities made no difference at all in terms of their vote in the presidential election.”
Perhaps average American voters, struggling to pay their mortgages, car payments, and grocery bills, aren’t interested in the opinions of those who drive in limousines, fly on private jets, and eat what their personal chefs prepare.
Most Americans feel like it is “Morning in America” again, borrowing from a 1984 Ronald Reagan campaign ad. Wearing a red MAGA hat in the grocery store today will likely be met with a thumbs up from fellow shoppers rather than a scowl or slur.
Americans are optimistic about the future of their country. There is hope that ongoing Biden-era problems of open borders, high crime, endless foreign wars, censorship, and a weaponized government will come to an end.
Although President-elect Trump is two months away from assuming office, Rasmussen Reports is already tracking his popularity compared to current President Joe Biden.
In their latest Daily Presidential Tracking poll, Trump’s total approval rating on November 29, 2024, was 49%, compared to Biden’s 44% — a five-point approval lead and he isn’t even president yet.
Americans are optimistic and grateful. If Trump can stay alive and get his cabinet nominees approved by a never-Trump Senate, it may be morning again in America.
Brian C. Joondeph, MD, is a physician and writer.
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