J.D. Tuccille: Kamala Harris and the Democrats deserved to lose

It turns out that treating half the country with contempt while impoverishing them doesn’t win votes

Americans woke up Wednesday to the sound of chardonnay being poured over Cheerios as the busybody class cried into its breakfast. It was a natural reaction for the many people not just surprised, but disappointed by Donald Trump’s return to the White House — and the ranks of Republicans riding to victory alongside him. Continuing a theme from the campaign, some on the losing side immediately accused voters of fascism, sexism, racism, and a variety of other very bad isms as the explanation for how they marked their ballots. And therein lies a clue to why this year’s election ended as it did.