Except that it won't actually be the best choice for them. Not financially, not medically, and not in the long term due to the alienation of our allies and the diminishing of America's reputation in the world.

But what if those are not the measures important to them? A sane conservative (and I agree with Al that they do exist) might think that they are better off with fewer people who speak with an accent, who have different customs, who have different religions. That may not affect them financially or medically. But it makes them more comfortable in their daily life not having to see or hear or interact with people who are significantly different from themselves.

If that is their yardstick, then Trump is a much better choice for them than Harris.

I still claim that the current swing vote is a coalition (with a significant overlap in the Venn Diagram) of racists, misogynists, and nativists. In the race between Biden and Trump, this swing vote was ambivalent, giving the edge to Biden. But in the races between Trump and Clinton/Harris, that swing vote went to Trump, because they were definitely against the women.

We seem to be in an era of identity politics, where things other than finances are important to voters. I don’t know how much longer that can last. My guess is that it will continue until Baby Boomers are mostly out of politics. The youngest are now in their 60s, so perhaps another 10 years or so.

I’m not terribly optimistic at the moment, but the boomers kids and grandkids have a lot of work cut out for them.

—Peter