So help me out...If you voted for Trump (and the republican enablers) tell me you regret it...Please.
Can't do exactly that, but perhaps provide some reason to believe all is not lost.
Going back to the OP and that original list:
1. Gutting of ACA and how it effects your FIRE plans...
2. The republican tax plan
3. Trump/Russia
4. Less consumer protection (deregulation)
5. Korea
6. General lack of decorum
7. Environmental issues/climate change issues
8. Racial/religious (Muslim) tensions
9. Women's rights/issues
1. Hasn't happened (yet). It might, but it might also be Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt spread by political opponents.
2. One can debate the long term effects on national debt. As someone who works a lot with the Tax-Aide and VITA programs, changes to returns were generally favorable for the "low to moderate" income folks served by those programs (100% favorable for the ones I saw).
3. At one time there may have been legitimate concern that Trump would acquiesce to Putin expanding on the Crimean takeover. Didn't happen.
4. Methinks
“Consumer Carnage” is a bit of a stretch to describe the drop from 133 to 84 described by that article. Small business owners I know, however, are very much in favor of reducing what they see as overly bureaucratic regulations.
5. Similar to Russia: much ado about nothing.
6. 100% agree with you on this.
Just don't see it as "the" reason for a voting choice. In other words, perhaps
many people are not voting "for Trump" as a person, but rather are voting based on some weighted average of how they feel about Democratic and Republican positions on the plethora of issues in the country today. Comments such as this post about
disgusting beliefs, that expose the poster's own character more than anything, make me that much less likely to vote Democratic.
7. Maybe I'm just a dumb hick from the sticks - or maybe not ;) - but the relative costs of the "cure" vs. the "disease" on this one remain highly debatable.
8. Other than the Muslim-ban-that-wasn't, ...? At least Trump isn't showing anti-Catholic bias. ;)
9. Similar to the ACA - fear, etc., but no actual problems. At least, that's what DW tells me.
In short, yes I agree that Trump says stupid things. Thought he might change after winning the election, but his "my inauguration crowd was the biggest..." killed that notion quickly. But there are policies implemented by people under him that appear better than what Biden would support. To take one example,
Dear Colleague: It’s over! Education Department rescinds controversial 2011 letter. As parents with a daughter in college, and with a son in college, we think the current position preferable, and hope you don't find that a disastrous opinion.
If one considers that the press (both sides, of course) has a vested interest is building mountains out of molehills, and that the people with whom we work, play, volunteer, etc., can be good people whoever they may vote for, perhaps the future doesn't have to be as bleak as what Breitbart or MSNBC would have us believe if the "wrong" side wins. Hope this helps....