WITH all due respect and apology to those who have tried to explain to a stunned American and worldwide public why the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, lost very badly to the Republican candidate, former president Donald Trump in the recent US elections, some observers believe the real explanation goes far beyond what the pundits have said so far.

After the opinion polls reported the two candidates to be in 'dead heat,' Trump, who had escaped two assassination attempts, handily won both the electoral college vote and the popular vote, and Harris failed to even come close.