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For months, Democrats have taken to the airwaves with the kind of shrill alarmism typically reserved for natural disasters as they warned Americans that former President Donald Trump is the ultimate “threat to democracy.” This melodrama reached its pinnacle with President Joe Biden, who, after dropping out of the 2024 race in July, handed the baton to Vice President Kamala Harris, who notably echoed these terrifying claims as the election approached. Either the Democratic party has a flair for the dramatic, or they genuinely believe their own hype, which is almost a scarier thought altogether.
Fast-forward to Election Day, where amidst all the doomsday predictions about Trump and democracy descending into chaos, the exit polls painted a hilariously different picture. It turns out Trump managed to best Harris among voters who feel democracy is “very threatened,” winning by a slim margin of 50 to 48 percent. If voters are supposed to be alarmed about democracy’s demise, one would think Harris would be racking up votes like she’s giving out free ice cream at a summer festival. Instead, what occurred was a rejection of the very narrative that the mainstream media has kept on repeat.
Democracy wasn’t just a catchy slogan to throw around; it became a key issue according to NBC exit polls. Interestingly, while the Democrats expected that the “threat to democracy” song would lead voters straight into Kamala’s arms, many Americans actually turned against the party line on free speech, political prosecutions, and dishonesty—proving that when you threaten liberty, you’re more likely to lose votes than gain them. Clearly, Americans prefer their democracy served with a side of honesty instead of the censorship platter the left keeps trying to push.
The Left's Narrative About 'Democracy' Died Tuesday Night
https://t.co/4bPHdX1JmI— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 6, 2024
The eyebrow-raising swap of Biden for Harris was a masterclass in political miscalculation. Someone, somewhere must be realizing that this Democrat experiment in these last-minute political gymnastics wasn’t just a hiccup; it was an outright failure of what voters expect from democracy and leadership. Instead of reinvigorating their voter base, the last-minute switcheroo had all the charm of a dad joke gone wrong.
Of course, the liberal media—the same folks who peddle mainstream narratives as confidently as a used car salesman—are busy peddling the notion that this election somehow went according to their grand vision of democracy. They want to claim that a presidential candidate can win the Electoral College while still dissecting the broader definition of democracy itself. If that doesn’t sound like moving the goalposts, it’s hard to say what does. Given the outcome, one would think the left might want to reevaluate what they mean when they talk about democracy, clearly confused about what it actually entails. A little honesty could go a long way in regaining some respect from voters disillusioned by their party’s antics.
