The 2016 election has been less of a media circus, than a staged gladiator fight with the howling throngs slavering to witness the chosen favorite vanquish the brash outsider.
Nobody expected one Donald J. Trump, a rank outsider, a dark horse of unpredictable temperament, to navigate the primaries so successfully. To take on every other contender, one by one, and leave them in the dust, gasping for explanation of what the hell just happened.
But as of today, here he is: the President-Elect of the United States of America.
Like it or not.
When Barack Obama won the 2008 election, despite having no real job experience other than a scantly attended half term as a senator, those that did not vote for him, simply hoped for the best. There were no riots after his nomination, no legions of paid "protestors" hired to harass those who supported him, no mobs blocking highways and disrupting his events. Even after a disastrous four years, he was re-elected based on promises of hope for positive change, that never materialized.
Even then, no bitter howling from the defeated opponent's supporters.
Democracy may have failed, but it prevailed. And now, the tides have turned. Whether it's away from, or towards reason, remains to be seen.
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