People Vote For Party Affiliation And Not For Qualifications
Maybe people should study the candidates more
Some highly qualified members of Congress lost
The voters have spoken in the recent elections in the United States of America. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris became the President-elect and Vice President-elect by defeating Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Although Trump is unwilling to accept the results of the election, it is clear that Biden will be the next President of the United States.
The millions of people who voted for Trump also voted for Republican members of the House of Representatives and Senate. The Republicans have done well in picking up seats in Congress. Although the outcomes of the Georgia Senate seats will not be known until January, it appears that the Republicans did better than Democrats in the down-ballot races.
Lots of Republicans apparently opposed Trump and voted for Biden but also voted for the Republicans running for Congressional seats. There were many vocal Republicans who were formerly close allies with Trump who spoke out against him saying that he was not fit to be President and that he did not deserve a second term. The Republicans who voted against Trump because he did not share their values seem to have voted for other Republicans.
It is likely that a large number of the voters place little value on the qualifications of the candidates. They vote for the party. That became abundantly clear in some of the Congressional races where the opponent who lost was absolutely and totally more qualified to serve. People seemed to just vote against the person because of negative campaign ads on television.
Education, experience and values did not even seem to be factors as people cast their ballots. Otherwise, why would some of those people ever have been elected?
Everyone’s vote counts the same whether you are educated or not, whether you have studied the qualifications of the candidates or not, and whether you care or not.
The voters have spoken, but they may not have put any serious study into whether or not the person they voted for is qualified. We can just hope that the winners will be willing to learn and serve effectively.
It would be advisable for the electorate to consider more seriously voting for the most qualified candidates.
