Good question.

Our government (both parties) is responsible, and low voter turnout may indicate the public's disengagement. Biden accumulated 10 million more votes than Harris, and Trump's vote count is slightly higher than in 2020. Many people did not vote.

Perhaps desperation motivated another round of Trump because the party not in power is the only other option when the party in power isn't delivering. The resentment toward Democrats may be because they ignore suffering but position themselves as the party that cares.

The public has been screaming for change since Obama's first term, but Democrats have stayed their course. They refused to incorporate Occupy Wall Street, Bernie Sanders, BLM, and other social movements into their party's platform and policies.

Meanwhile, Republicans enabled every nutjob to reshape the party and address public trends.

"Why Trump" might be because he addresses and harnesses people's anguish, shifting their shame into blaming immigrants, Democrats, China, etc. His tactics are horrifying and dangerous, but angry people tend to be irrational. He also represents something different or a political outsider in an era of high public distrust in government institutions.

We justify Obama's policy failures by accusing Republicans of blocking his attempts, and Republican voters undoubtedly use the same excuse. Unfortunately, we continue to blame each other instead of our government when we need a mass movement uniting the population to force change.

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