That's usually how free and fair elections work. No guarantees that the same will apply going forward.
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How many Americans have recently been to Portland, or D.C. or Chicago or LA for that matter? Probably comparatively few. That mean that their perception of what is taking place in those cities is based on the news reported in whatever silo they inhabit.

One group sees reasonably normal cities which have the "normal" amount of street crime that all cities tend to have, a portion of the population made up of undocumented foreigners who generally take the jobs that most Americans shun. Whether domestic servants, gardeners, fruit pickers, dish washers, meat packers flower merchants or pick-up labor, you'll find few Americans bothering to work in that "profession". In some, cases but certainly not all, these workers pay taxes on their wages, but certainly sales taxes, rent, etc. In general, no problem.

The other group sees those cities infested with foreign invaders which the local governments illogically support at great cost to the taxpayer. Their numbers are filled with murderers, rapists and drug dealers. They are also supported by ultra left-wing "Antifa" paid (by foreigners like George Soros) agitators who nightly loot stores and turn the inner cities into battlegrounds fighting against both police and "regular" Americans. It is disgraceful to see our beautiful cities and their innocent populations (especially the white Christian portion) seeing their culture destroyed.

While the first group claims that they are able to maintain control, the second group applauds the use of troops by the Federal government to set things straight.

Regardless of which group is correct (or simply split the difference between the two), the result may be, over the next three years, an expectation of armed federal troops in the streets of our "Blue" cities "supporting public safety". When Election Day 2028 rolls around, that would encourage troops "assisting" at polling sites - something which has happened elsewhere and which fosters the likelihood of crooked elections. To determine what the government is likely planning, simply listen to what 6they accuse others of and assume that is what they are planning.

As our chief executive tries to get the Nobel Peace Prize (which he feels was given in error to Obama), by forcing a peace in Gaza and Ukraine, he is likely evaluating plans to cause regime change in Venezuela, Greenland and, if you believe his rhetoric, Canada.

When we were educated about our government, many things were presented as "guaranteed". It turns out that we may have been misled.

Jeff