Electorate Unable To Understand The Threat To Democracy As Opposed To Pocketbook Issues

The idea that the par­ty in pow­er in the White House los­es pow­er dur­ing off-year elec­tions is not some­thing ordained by God. It isn’t some­thing cod­i­fied in the Constitution; it is a func­tion of what vot­ers do or does­n’t do. Not only did Republicans gain seats after September 11^th, 2001, but George Bush won a sec­ond term in 2004.
The events of 2001 were seri­ous, and there can be no deny­ing the effects of the loss­es of pre­cious human life dur­ing that tumul­tuous event. Nevertheless, the events of January 6^th, 2021, and the seri­ous nature of Donald Trump and his repub­li­can cronies’ attempts to orches­trate and exe­cute a coup’d etat in America must rate right up there with the former.
Yet, we are faced with an American elec­torate that is poised to return the Republican par­ty to power.