The fact he got over the line may have been a fluke, but that he was able to get that close in the first place does tell you something, right?

Agreed, but this idea that america (or any country) is, like, inately "conservative" always seemed odd to me.

Most people don't have any kind of clear, persistent ideology, and things change quickly

I am curious if the negativity bias baked into places like tiktok will continue, and offset some of the attempts in the media to pretend things are magically better under Trump