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The Bulwark: MAGA predictions of election fraud and riots were wrong. They should take some time to reflect on that. [View all]
The Bulwark - Trump Voters Should Do Some Soul-Searching Too
Their predictions of election fraud and riots were wrong. They should take some time to reflect on that.
Scott Conroy
Nov 12, 2024
I’M AN OPTIMISTIC PERSON BY nature—but also by necessity.
As a professional screenwriter, I’m confronted on a daily basis with the long odds of turning a blank page into a hit movie or TV show. Since it’s my job to try anyway, I’ve trained myself into taking a Lloyd Christmas approach to life. So you’re saying there’s a chance!
True to character, I went into Tuesday night believing it was more likely than not that Kamala Harris would be elected our first female president.
I was not delusional. I knew that Donald Trump’s standing as an elderly grifter with an observably worsening personality disorder wasn’t enough to preclude the chance that he might win. But as the polls closed and I lit the butter cow-shaped candle atop my homemade shrine to Ann Selzer, I felt pretty good.
When the Blue Wall started to crumble shortly thereafter, I went to bed tossed and turned in a sweaty shiver, as I realized I was incorrect to assume that the Mussolini-pilled man, who was kind enough to repeatedly give a heads-up that he intended to rule like a dictator on his first day in office, probably wouldn’t pass muster with most of us. Silly me. Could I be more out of touch?
Being wrong isn’t easy, especially when the consequences are this grave. And apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks so.
/snip
Their predictions of election fraud and riots were wrong. They should take some time to reflect on that.
Scott Conroy
Nov 12, 2024
I’M AN OPTIMISTIC PERSON BY nature—but also by necessity.
As a professional screenwriter, I’m confronted on a daily basis with the long odds of turning a blank page into a hit movie or TV show. Since it’s my job to try anyway, I’ve trained myself into taking a Lloyd Christmas approach to life. So you’re saying there’s a chance!
True to character, I went into Tuesday night believing it was more likely than not that Kamala Harris would be elected our first female president.
I was not delusional. I knew that Donald Trump’s standing as an elderly grifter with an observably worsening personality disorder wasn’t enough to preclude the chance that he might win. But as the polls closed and I lit the butter cow-shaped candle atop my homemade shrine to Ann Selzer, I felt pretty good.
When the Blue Wall started to crumble shortly thereafter, I went to bed tossed and turned in a sweaty shiver, as I realized I was incorrect to assume that the Mussolini-pilled man, who was kind enough to repeatedly give a heads-up that he intended to rule like a dictator on his first day in office, probably wouldn’t pass muster with most of us. Silly me. Could I be more out of touch?
Being wrong isn’t easy, especially when the consequences are this grave. And apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks so.
/snip
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