The middleclass workers of Middle America were sick and tired of being told what to do by people who did not understand them. They believed that America was a fundamentally good nation, but mired in government corruption that was affecting their lives. So they voted for the people they thought might be able to drain the swamp. This was an allusion to the fact that Washington DC had been built on a swamp. Then they watched the leftist reactions with mixed humor and disgust. They made fun of the special little snowflakes who could not handle the concept of losing. They kept track of those who rioted or worse. And they went back to work or looking for work in hopes of making it through this crisis just like the others before it. Life changed little for most of them at first.