In 1976, 51.91% rejected Ford. So far, only 51.24% reject Trump

[trackfan]

WTF? I know this will change as more 'rejection' votes come in from CA; but still, what has this nation become?

Few people hated Gerald Ford. I didn't even hate him. He seemed like a decent person; a lot of Republicans did back then.

People have witnessed Trumps lying, crassness, stupidity, bullshit, crime, general depravity, etc. for 4 years,
and fewer want to reject him than wanted to reject Ford. Apparently, character doesn't count for much.

[Polybius]

1. Ford never had a huge Republican following

The core of the base strongly preferred Reagan. Many stayed home when he barely beat Reagan in the primary.

[Bad Thoughts]

2. It's the tragedy of the commons writ large

Too many people know better, but voted against their consciences. Too many people knew what is needed as a society, but voted in selfishness.

[IowaGuy]

5. We've travelled a long way from JFK's words that inspired a nation....

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country."
We as a culture are on the wrong trajectory. I wish I had some actionable knowledge on how to change that.
I feel like, that since 1963, I've been watching a slowly developing car crash.

[GoCubsGo]

3. So far. They are still counting votes everywhere, however.

It is projected that Biden will get 8-9 MILLION more votes, once everything is said and done.

[qdouble]

4. It will be days before we get the final count

People should be careful giving the final percentages when nationally, there are still millions of uncounted votes. It’s a shame that Trump is going to get 70 million+ votes, but the margins will get better for Biden.