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A Bridge Too Far
Trump has been defeated, humiliated, banned, censored, abandoned, impeached, and soon very possibly prosecuted, so what will become of the country he left behind?
By David Todd McCarty | Monday, January 11, 2021
In the waning months, of what turned out to be an endless summer, the signs appeared in yards across Cape May County declaring this to be “Trump Country.” We were told to prepare for a well of liberal tears, as there was no way Donald Trump could lose, such was the energy and excitement surrounding his rule across America. Polls and pundits were meaningless. This was a new world, with new rules. Political parties became secondary. You were either for Trump, or you were against Trump, and as Megyn Kelly said, those who stood against him would “rue the day.”
Then Trump lost.
He didn’t lose by a little either, but by a lot. It wasn’t even close. After 42 legal challenges (of which they have won exactly zero), Trump was defeated by over 7 million votes and 74 electoral college votes. For comparison, in the 2000 Presidential election, which was contested in court for weeks and ultimately went to the Supreme Court, George Bush won Florida by a grand total of 537 votes, giving him a razor…
