Thursday, June 23, 2022
Political Mayhem Thursday: The January 6 Hearings
Unfortunately, I think the people who least need to see it (those who are convinced that Donald Trump and his friends created the Jan. 6 insurrection and other election misdeeds) are watching the hearings and those who most need to see it (those who think Trump and his friends can do no wrong) are not watching it.
Still, there are some things to be learned:
-- The people who suffered the worst were those who either obeyed the law under pressure or did their job as poll workers and officials. Maybe the ugliest facts to come out from this aren't about Donald Trump or those close to him, but the involve the everyday people who devoted themselves to harassing those who were doing their jobs-- whether it was as a humble poll worker or as vice president.
-- Donald Trump and those around him were told several times, by Republicans, that they had legitimately lost the election, and they stuck to their lie.
-- It seems that all of this was driven by Trump's abhorrence of being a loser. But... he lost.
-- The passion of Trump supporters tells me that he is probably going to win the Republican primaries in 2024. Victory belongs to the people who show up, and they will.
