His win exposed a flaw in the political system, polling profession, and the media and it was on display for all to see

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A valuable lesson was taught early on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, 2024, when it was declared Donald J. Trump has been elected to be the United States of America’s 47th president.

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Only time will tell if those who were taught this lesson will learn anything from it.

Trump winning the U.S. presidential election for a second time exposed a flaw in the political system, polling profession, and the media and it was on display for all to see.

They got it wrong.

Not just in that they were off in calling the vote as it clearly was going to turn out but in how they labelled this man, his family and his supporters in the vilest of terms.

Nazis, misogynists, traitors, white supremacists, racists, Russian assets.

Those were all nasty, mean and unfounded smears. Those who used those tactics were among the same people on the media panels overnight who seemed to be as unwilling to call this a decisive victory for Trump as his opponent Kamala Harris was reluctant to show the class of a loser and concede the election to allow the winner the full spotlight.

It was bush league.

It was not surprising, in a way, because it was how they have all operated in the eight years since Trump first went down the escalator at his famous tower on 5th Avenue in New York City and later became the 45th president. They haven’t been fair. They have, in fact, been incredible unfair — pushing fictional, scurrilous allegations that led to assassination attempts.

They allowed the Washington political swamp to cover for the Biden administration and family and didn’t push back on the........

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