Since the 2016 campaign the Trump forces and complicit Republicans have stroked and nurtured a particular strain of the American populace. They had amazing success at binding these people to their cause for one crucial reason. They appealed to the deepest, darkest, ugliest impulses of this contingent, and most importantly, they never told their adherents anything that they didn’t want to hear. The strength of this tiger grew exponentially through the Trump years as the president and his facilitators stoked the anger, fear and many grievances imagined by the tiger. Chief among the tiger’s concerns was a bizarre concept of personal ‘freedom’ which rebelled against any potential restraint. So, what’s a president to do when presented with an existential crisis, the only solution for which is, asking Americans to engage in civic sacrifice for the common good. Donald Trump knew ‘his people’ with their wounded, aggrieved souls, would not be led to such a purpose. They would refuse, rebel, and most importantly, begin falling away from him. And they were the only sure votes he had..... He didn’t lead BECAUSE HE COULDN’T!! The tiger has seized control. So, approaching 200,000 deaths and continued spread of Covid-19, we are drowning in a quagmire of cowardice as other, smarter nations begin to resume their pre-Covid existence. Vote BLUE as though your life and your nation depend on it.