Reflections on the Trump Triumph

I first voted for president in 1972. Richard Nixon won, but I should have voted for JFK (despite his infidelities). 

God nudged me to write a book on the 1976 election. Shirley and I cried when Ronald Reagan lost in the primary. We rejoiced four years later when Reagan launched a revolution called “Morning in America.” We were in the crowd near the  Capitol Building when he was sworn in on January 20, 1981.

In ten subsequent national elections we voted, prayed, dealt with angst, and felt encouragement in various years. Elections can be like yo-yos (do they still use that name?), but remain amazing tools of free governments to make minor or major societal course corrections.

The day after the Trump Red Wave, here are my reflections on the historic 2024 race.

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