Election Results

The 2020 Presidential election is now history. The incumbent was defeated - something that has happened only a few times in our nation's history. More people voted in this election than ever in any in our history. The winner received more votes than anyone who has ever run for president. The person who received the second most votes in an presidential election was his opponent, the incumbent. The giant voter turnout is a good thing, of course. Seeing that many citizens do their civic duty is one thing we can all feel good about. In past elections, far too many folks elected not to do their duty. The result was a nation that did not fill its mandate. In 2020 we did much better. With so many people voting, a signficiant result is that there are millions of people who are now very unhappy. They are upset because their preferred candidate - the incumbent - lost. Some are even bitter. Many are convinced the other side cheated to win. Never mind that so far no on has yet to produce evidence to support that claim. A little over half the voting public is extremely happy at how the election turned out. But then there is sizable portion that remains upset. Going into the election the nation was nearly equally divided in terms of the two major candidates. Now with the results in, we still seem to be divided. The election did not heal the divide. Rather, it documented in. Yes, it is good to finally have it behind us. But now what? There remains far too much distrust and animosity. What is going to be done to address that? Giant blocks of citizens are still on opposite sides thinking unpleasant thoughts about the other. This cannot continue. What are our leaders going to do about? What are we going to do about it? One step in the right direction is going to need to involve a great deal of effective communicating. Listening with respect. Talking with. Having open minds and hearts. Bridging the divide within our nation is not going to happen without that.