When will the NeverTrumps realize that their irrational hatred of Trump helped to put Biden in office?
Ergo, NTs are at least partially, if not more, guilty for the destruction of the American nation?
Of course Trump has shortcomings. But DAMN! He would have been 1000% better than the alternative.
At least we would be able to buy gas, electricity, and food, at a normal price.
What will it take? When the nuclear war starts, the NeverTrumpers will still be gloating, "Well, at least we got rid of Trump!! And that is all that matters."
Two types of NTers, most here were the original (including me).. Principled Conservatives (Christian in my case). Other NTers in government not so much, but probable more numerous in the wild and in politics. After a while, nobody (except here) remembered the principled, only the other camp. Then magically they got grouped on in one.
"Irrational" is your term, against most here were long time political gamers (at least from the sideline, though a few play roles locally in party affairs). I hardly think anyone here took their vote lightly, though as a whole, it sure looks (personally) like my vote has been taken for granted. I no longer seem to find I have a hand to play come election time. McCain, Romney, and then NY values Trump has jaded me. I am a forgotten relic so I play the losing hand given me.
It is speculative to say how Trump would of affected the prices of X,Y, and Z. But I fair enough to say at least on paper it would of probable been better (Trump didn't harass the energy sector as bad except for Ethanol). But... runaway spending eventually causes inflation and there is no denying Trump had little if any sway (even if he wanted to) on cutting big government.
@roamer_1 tends to point this out more than myself because I tend to lean more about ethics (morals) than Roamer (not saying he is more right or wrong, just saying I look at things a little skewed from his point of view). Not that I don't care about big government (I do), but I tend to put more emphasis on moral issues Trump was weak on (Example: He sure kissed up to the Log Cabin folks the other week).
Again, I am a dinosaur, nobody gives a hoot about things I care about it seems. Illegals, gay agenda, deficit, Second Amendment, Energy, Family, Religion, Freedom (with some boundaries), government forced education, liberal colleges, drugs, abortion, national defense/strong military, open borders, BLM, Antifa, fighting communism, and a thousand other issues play a part in all of our decisions, just some of us place the cards in different orders of importance. Trump didn't figure in the way I play, never will, didn't come close, but you can bet the farm I didn't vote for Brandon.
National Defense has (IMHO) been weakened more by allowing the gay agenda to creep in, Trump did little if anything to stop it, I guess the decline started with Clinton (don't ask, don't tell). But society in whole has left me behind, we have become the cesspool Berlin that lead to Hitler's rise in power, except society now celebrates it's rise. We can't say a boy is a boy and vice versa. One gets black balled for not being woke in corporations. White folks are being portrayed as devils even though the devil comes in many forms (and all colors). There is no National Identity because that would be wrong, those allowed to legally immigrate are brought over due to relations with others in country instead of merits based on what they have to offer the country.
Pigeonholing folks to protect an egomaniac self-centered with no moral direction idiot that can't keep his mouth closed (or pants zipped) does little to sway this voter. We could of elected a conservative that didn't drag the party name into the mud. Some saw it differently, thus here we are with the mud still clinging to our names.