Famous words from Clinton war room advisor James Carville in 1992. Running against George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton's advisors said they were going to focus on the economy like a laser beam. By the way, that laser beam thing makes the never again list. So, when Carville was asked what the the main focus of the campaign was going to be, he simply said, "It's the Economy, Stupid." They campaigned on it and won because the voters perceived that once in office Clinton would do everything to improve it, get people back to work, a chicken in every pot and pip pip.
Which brings me to my third reason for the recent election results. In exit polls, people said their main concern was the economy. But I don't think they were telling the truth. It's race. And it has been from the moment that Illinois' Junior Senator won the Presidency in 2008.
Many people lie to exit poll questions. Anything that might explain the real reason behind a political moment and people will not be truthful. It's in their nature to be obtuse because that will be their way to fuck with the process. People have a love/hate relationship with process. So after their mailboxes, inboxes, e mail boxes and voice mails are filled to the rim with poitical messages, they've pretty much had it. So a certain segment of the populace doesn't want to admit that they're uncomfortable with a black couple in the White House; maybe even having voted for the guy. But I think it's fair to say that the majority of the AWC* are the ones who aren't comfortable and they probably are also Republican.
It is my opinion that we face a "Watts" or "Detroit" moment in the near future in St. Louis. That would be terrible but I do not think the Grand Jury empaneled in the investigation of the shooting of Michael Brown will bring an indictment against Officer Darren Wilson. And that is and was on the minds of many voters.
This Anglo Saxon nation is changing color and character. It is becoming more brown, black, purple gay, pro pot and anti establishment. There is an article proclaiming the burning of the old Democratic hold over the state of West Virginia. The leader of the Republican party said that because white democrats were dying off, it was ripe to turn completely red. The entire national election was maybe the last big red statement. That remains to be seen of course, but the change is clear. Whether it will translate to huge future wave elections also remains to be seen.
So let's review my big three causes for the results of this election.
1. Fear (Ebolaisis) and a lot of other things too.
2. The Runaways- Democratic candidates who ran from Barack Obama like he "stole something." ... and paid dearly for it with the voters. And deservedly so.
3. Race, not huge anxiety over the economy. That was the Politically Correct thing to say, but anxiety about race and its cultural serpentine movements and impending explosion is the reason that most people are not willing to speak in real terms about yet.
*Angry White Community. Or you can substitute Community with Christians.
It's Saturday and it's been a tough week to comprehend. I hope I'm wrong about #3 but I don't think so.
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