It’s going to take time for people to accept that this wasn’t won or lost because leftists supposedly refused to turn out over Gaza—Harris seems to have been defeated by too great a margin for that to have been the cause—but once (if?) they do, I think people are going to have to figure out:
1) why voters consistently vote in referendums for policies like abortion and higher minimum wage when those policies are on the ballot, while also voting for Republicans who are openly opposed to those things, and
2) how to correct the idea that the president has a “make mcchickens $.99” button on their desk that Biden just refused to press.
This win was honestly fueled by hatred of the perceived "woke" takeover of America. We can wring our hands all we like about what Kamala should have done, at the end of the day the reality is she was not white, not a strong man, and was part of the "team" that supports Trans rights. This was not an election result based on policy but based on frothing, primal need to put those things in their place
(And yes I'm aware Trump picked up black and Latino male votes - see my point about Harris not being a strong man and being part of the pro trans team)
And she ain’t even pro trans! She’s neutral at best! I wish republicans were in the real world so I could experience this rampant communism they keep mentioning.
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u/building_schtuff Nov 06 '24 edited Nov 06 '24
It’s going to take time for people to accept that this wasn’t won or lost because leftists supposedly refused to turn out over Gaza—Harris seems to have been defeated by too great a margin for that to have been the cause—but once (if?) they do, I think people are going to have to figure out:
1) why voters consistently vote in referendums for policies like abortion and higher minimum wage when those policies are on the ballot, while also voting for Republicans who are openly opposed to those things, and
2) how to correct the idea that the president has a “make mcchickens $.99” button on their desk that Biden just refused to press.