As election night progressed and Donald Trump’s victory became clear, until it was no longer in doubt after he carried the state of Pennsylvania, I watched on American news as every pundit, expert, analyst, and strategist tried to explain why Kamala Harris was not going to be the next president of the United States. Since Tuesday, her defeat has been blamed on the vice president herself, on President Joe Biden, and on the Democratic Party in general. Everyone has been holding their head in their hands, asking how such a failure was possible. But I wonder: did we ever really believe that the United States would elect a Black woman as president?
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