We live in a society in which attainment is just a few computer keystrokes away.
"Our culture is all about instant gratification," said Don Sipple, a media strategist whose political clients included Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown. "You don't have to get into the car to drive to Sears anymore. You want something, you order it online, and, boom!" It's there on the doorstep.
Patience is no longer a virtue. You can't even order it on Amazon.
That means political promises have a shorter-than-ever shelf life, and woe to the party that fails to come through. Or over-promises and under-delivers.
President Donald Trump plays golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
With an election every two years, hair-trigger voters don't have to wait long to evict one party from power and give the other a similar short-term lease.
Biden is just getting started on his transition to the White House. He won't take office until Jan. 20. Trump, for his part, still refuses to concede the election.
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But the clock is already counting off time for Biden and fellow Democrats in Congress who'll be on the ballot in 2022 — which could be the fifth straight change election if voters decide they're unhappy with what's being delivered.
