Jamie Sarkonak: Trump promised action, Harris offered vibes

Now, let's hope Trudeau doesn't poke the bear to score points

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They had Beyoncé. They had Taylor Swift. They had glowing magazine profiles and Saturday Night Live cameos. They had lines about guns, abortion, climate crises and taxing the rich. They had four years.

But President Donald Trump had everything else — the attitude, the podcasts, the comedians, the daily-life-affecting issues regular people care about, and most of all, the votes — which is why he is headed back to the White House.

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Which means it’s Trump who Canada’s going to be dealing with for the next four years.

It’s not really a surprise that he won. When citizens are paying more for food and energy, when they’re (legitimately) concerned about migrant crime and border integrity, they’re less inclined to want a leader who says he’ll do something about it. Kamala Harris has offered price-gouging bans, mumbled commitments to mild immigration reform … and vibes. Harris might not have said much, but she walked and talked like a prosecutor, and her demographic profile offered the........

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