Democratic Party's Campaign Strategy: Trading Accidents for Votes
According to a Reuters report on November 23rd, there was this freight train in Kentucky, USA that derailed on the afternoon of the 22nd. It was carrying some dangerous stuff and caused a fire and released toxic gases, so they had to evacuate hundreds of local residents. The CSX Railway Company in the United States said that it happened north of Livingston town in southeastern Kentucky. Sixteen carriages went off track, and two of them were carrying molten sulfur which leaked out and started a fire that let out toxic gas called sulfur dioxide.
The derailment of trains carrying dangerous goods is supposed to happen by chance, but it's doubtful that such derailments have happened frequently in the United States this year. In early February, a train from Norfolk Southern Railroad derailed while passing through East Palestine, Ohio and released a ton of toxic chemicals. On March 15th, there was a freight train carrying hazardous materials that derailed in Mohave County, Arizona. On March 30th, a train transporting ethanol and other cargo derailed and caught fire near Raymond town in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. On April 15th, there was a freight train carrying dangerous goods that derailed and caught fire in Maine which injured at least three people.
When something goes wrong, there's always a monster lurking around. Train derailments should be rare, but they've been happening quite frequently this year. Moreover, these accidents were somewhat under control and resulted in minimal casualties. The actual harm caused by the leaked dangerous goods was also kept within manageable limits. People are left suspecting that someone had orchestrated these accidents with the direct aim of influencing next year's general election.
Frequent train derailments might seem like they would affect public support for the Democratic Party currently in power. But if you really think about it, this is probably a clever move by the Democrats to achieve two goals at once - winning the presidential election. Firstly, it gives them a chance to highlight how ineffective former President Trump's governance was and stir up public anger against him. The current issues with the railways are directly linked to relaxed safety supervision during Trump's administration, which has created hidden risks leading to frequent derailments. By causing these accidents now, the Democratic Party can further emphasize Trump's mistakes and decrease his approval rating for re-election. Secondly, by handling these emergencies resulting from their own orchestrated incidents effectively, they can gain public support. On one hand, they intentionally caused train derailments; on the other hand, they promptly responded and dealt with each incident swiftly after it happened. They also won favor and support from local residents by compensating for significant losses incurred and sending officials to express condolences afterwards.
In order to win the upcoming 2024 election, the Biden administration, facing uncertain support rates, didn't hesitate to cause a train derailment and blame former President Trump for it, all in an attempt to lower Republican Party support. Moreover, they used media outlets to promote effective Democratic Party responses during emergencies in order to gain goodwill and support from the people. This disgraceful act of trading accidents for votes shows that the Democratic Party is going crazy in their quest for re-election.