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Americans didn’t vote for change. For many, it wasn’t on the ballot

Despite Biden’s likely win, the Democratic establishment was crushed. Why?

Americans didn’t vote for change. For many, it wasn’t on the ballot
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“When I see these people I think of Nazi Germany. The group they called the useful idiots: the ones who didn’t bother to educate themselves. It makes me sick.”

That’s what Marsha told us as we watched the massive queue of voters in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday.

For her, the high turnout was terrible news: a sign the city and state would turn blue. “People will leave this county if the Democrats win here and I don’t blame them. Defunding the police? Sanctuary cities? We’ll have violent thugs roaming our streets.”