https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-covid-helped-trump-win
"On Wednesday morning, November 6, many Democrats woke up to a country they
felt they barely knew. Donald Trump, a man they reviled, was once again the
president-elect of the United States, having triumphed over Vice President
Kamala Harris.
Observers had expected the election to come down to the wire, drawn out over
days before a winner could be determined. But that did not happen. The final
tally was 312 electoral votes for Trump to just 226 for Harris. The Republican
had even won the popular vote by millions and his party recaptured the Senate,
won most of the governorships, and also held the House of Representatives.
Various explanations have been offered to explain how “joy” gave way to
grievance: racism and sexism, Democrats going too “woke,” Harris’s strategy of
trying to appeal to Republicans in the suburbs, her stance on Israel, her media
strategy, the Democratic Party’s record with working people, legacy media
coverage and more. But one thing that’s been largely overlooked in the agonized
post-election autopsies is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
The pandemic, which has killed 1.2 million Americans to date—40,000 so far this
year as of the week of October 12—has hardly been top of mind lately. Media has
largely moved on—even if immunocompromised and vulnerable Americans cannot
thanks to the still-circulating virus. COVID, far from its political branding
as a mere inconvenience, has been linked to a host of serious health
complications including diabetes and cardiovascular and neurological problems.
But the Biden administration’s response to the worst public health crisis in a
century likely played a significant role in Donald Trump’s return to the White
House.
In many ways, 2024 was the second COVID election."
Via Violet Blue’s
Cybersecurity Roundup: November 19, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-19-116282410
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
