The election was no landslide not close

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That is an insightful observation.


You hit on something there. It does not seem like a landslide to me because I lived through the elections I described in the OP. I look at this election as a notable adjustment. My basic view of the electorate as evenly divided has not changed.

To back up a hair, I also think some of the "landslide" talk comes from Trump not just winning the popular vote, but all 7 swing states, and so decisively that the result was known on election night. With all the tied polling and horse race talk about paths to 270 and how long the count might take, the clear and unambiguous victory felt huge.

I did hear a number of pundits say while the election was too close to call they expected the swing states to mostly or completely line up in one direction.

But it is all perception. Of all the three elections Trump ran in the worst polling performance was the one nobody talks about the 2020 election. The polls had Biden winning by 9 points in the popular vote and he won by 4 points beyond the margin of error. But since the Biden was predicted to win and he did, crickets. That the preferred mainstream media candidate won I suspect is a major factor.

The Electoral college will sadly never go away. The GOP wants all the leverage. Right now, I'm predicting Trump will not survive his second term. I think Vance doesn't have enough charisma to get people behind a 3rd term. Luckily, it doesn't seem likely Trump will have enough people who could make a new amendment, which means Trump would have to declare martial law. I truly hope that doesn't happen.

I don't think it's just charisma. If Trump/Vance mess up the US economy as they sound keen on doing they'll find their even their base a lot less interested in supporting them.

What issues do you think made people switch to Trump?