Why so gloomy, Democrats? You have a lot to celebrate [View all]

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Why so gloomy, Democrats? You have a lot to celebrate
By Gregory J. Wallance, Opinion Contributor — 11/06/20 06:00 PM EST

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In fact, there is a lot for Democrats (and the nation) to celebrate, assuming a Biden win.

The guard rails of our democracy held up for four years against a president who tried to drive a Mack truck through them. Thank you, Framers.

The strength and character of the nation was on majestic display in the long voting lines and in the vote counting centers. Voters voted and volunteer poll workers meticulously counted a record number of votes without major glitches and despite a deadly pandemic and concerns over violence. There hasn’t been anything like this since the 1944 election, when millions of men and women in uniform, many of them overseas and on the front lines, voted in the middle of a world war.

Explain to your children, if you haven’t already, what happened in the Great Pandemic Election of 2020. Celebrate Joe Biden. He ran a nearly flawless campaign against a wily, no-holds-barred, never-hit-above-the-belt opponent. Biden seems close to resurrecting the “blue wall” of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, plus winning, of all places, Georgia and Arizona. So, Democrats, please stop complaining about losing Texas and Florida. Biden is a politician, not a miracle worker.

Finally, celebrate the end of Donald Trump’s incompetent, divisive and morally bankrupt presidency.

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https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/524836-why-so-gloomy-democrats-you-have-a-lot-to-celebrate

Gregory J. Wallance, a writer in New York City, was a federal prosecutor during the Carter and Reagan administrations. He is the author of “America’s Soul in the Balance: The Holocaust, FDR’s State Department, and The Moral Disgrace of an American Aristocracy.” Follow him on Twitter at @gregorywallance.