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Waleed, would you consider updating this post to show that rather than 14 million fewer votes than Biden, Harris was down by 6 million? Your thoughtful piece will be valuable for the long haul, but more useful if you provide with factual correction now that better counts are available. Thank you.

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Will do. Thank you.

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Harris didn’t lose the election. Democrats did. Voters won’t consider voting for Dems when Republicans have labelled us radicals, liars, commies, perverts & murderers. Dems have an identity problem & must change the narrative. We are family, friends, neighbors & colleagues.

But Trump, Republicans, made a large group of whites the focus of attention. He successfully gave them an identity, a membership to a group & symbols. A sense of power.

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The Carnival Barker of Chaos: Trump’s Freak Show of Division and Distrust

How America’s Next Commander-in-Chief Turned the Presidency into a Three-Ring Circus of Fear, Hate, and Manufactured Threats

https://open.substack.com/pub/patricemersault/p/the-carnival-of-chaos-trumps-freak?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Again, Trump, Republicans, made a large group of whites the focus of attention. He successfully gave them an identity, a membership to a group & symbols (recognizable hat). A sense of power. Like a football team.

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