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CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) – On this morning after election day, half the country is delighted with the results. The other half – not so much.
I thought Barack Obama was a bad president. He is obviously intelligent, and very articulate. But I disagreed with most of his policies.
And yet, if I were in a news bubble and had no knowledge whatsoever of the daily doings in Washington DC, only one of Barack Obama’s policies would have impacted me personally. The way I paid for health insurance changed. All of the other things I disagreed with – his attacks on the Second Amendment, his support of race-rioters in Fergusson, his open hated of Israel, his policies towards Iran’s nuclear program – including the dropping of cash on the tarmac at the airport in Iran – I thought all of those were had choices, but none of them affected me personally.
We are told that this is the most important election of our lifetimes. Well, I’ve been around long enough to have heard that in just about every election. I can confirm that George W Bush vs John Kerry was not the most important. This one feels different because Donald Trump is a unique political figure, and Kamala Harris is the most liberal candidate to ever lead a major party’s ticket. Yet four years is a short time in politics; the nation could choose a different course in 2028.
About half the citizens will be disappointed with the results of Election Day 2024. And yet, remember, the most successful president may be able to advance only one, maybe two, policies that will touch you personally. The rest is political noise.
All things being equal, you’d want your candidate in the White House. But maybe, just maybe, it’s not as impactful as you think.
Chris Conley
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