Trump's 2020 Election Loss May Have Been Worse For America Than His Victory, Columnist Argues

Political columnist Ed Kilgore based on successful a portion published Sunday that nan U.S. would person been amended disconnected if President Donald Trump had won re-election successful 2020 complete erstwhile President Joe Biden.

"A Trump reelection successful 2020 would person made nan 2024 predetermination successful whose protector we guidelines a very different proposition. There would person been nary Trump run of vengeance to rouse nan MAGA religious and desensitize nan nationalist to his failings," Kilgore wrote in New York Magazine's Intelligencer. 

Kilgore acknowledged successful nan file that nan thought seemed nuts, noting that Trump would person inherited respective burdens had he remained successful office. He wrote that everyone would work together that it would person been bully if location were nary Jan. 6 capitol riot. 

"The effect of this script connected nan Democrats of 2024 would person been moreover much dramatic. A defeated Joe Biden would person gracefully ended his governmental profession successful 2021. Kamala Harris would person suffered 2 debilitating losses successful nan 2020 statesmanlike cycle, erstwhile arsenic a statesmanlike information campaigner and erstwhile arsenic a veep nominee; nary 1 would person considered her a superior campaigner for 2024," he added.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters connected committee Air Force One, en way from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to Morristown Municipal Airport successful Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Kilgore said nan Democratic Party would person had a normal nominating process starring up to 2024 and that nan statement would person flooded its divisions betwixt nan progressive and constitution wings.

A Trump triumph successful 2020, according to Kilgore, would person allowed Democrats and nan erstwhile president to debar nan cardinal issues that prompted Americans to ballot for Trump successful 2024, including immigration, ostentation and Biden's age. 

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"The Democratic Party would not beryllium defending grounds inflation, uncontrolled immigration, excessively overmuch ‘wokeness,’ a mismanaged withdrawal from Afghanistan, and each sorts of different problems. No 1 would beryllium penning exposés astir an aging Democratic president losing his grip but hanging grimly connected to power. Democrats could person managed a caller commencement and a apt 2024 triumph without losing crushed pinch cardinal constituencies aliases earning nan bitter enmity of truthful galore unhappy young people," he added. 

Kilgore said that nan Democratic administration's alignment pinch respective antagonistic realities made Trump's governmental comeback possible. 

Former President Joe Biden talks to reporters connected nan South Lawn of nan White House, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, successful Washington, aft returning from Rehoboth Beach, Del.  (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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The governmental columnist based on that Trump's comeback led to "horrific policies" and a GOP that is "devoted to hatefulness and extremism." 

He besides said that it besides near nan Democratic Party successful shambles, arsenic they deficiency a clear way forward.

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands pinch U.S. President Joe Biden astatine Trump's inauguration successful nan U.S. Capitol Rotunda connected January 20, 2025 successful Washington, DC (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

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"Would it person been worse had Trump won successful 2020? I don’t deliberation so," he concluded.