My question is: where did 18 million Democratic voters go from 2020? Not to Trump, he's pulling even fewer voters than he did four years ago. But Harris has currently pulled 18M fewer than Biden in 2020. That margin will shrink but it's still huge. There are possible answers here, none great.
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Misogyny is not the only answer.
Nor is racism. A Black man won the presidency in 2008 by a huge margin.
Sexism and racism and voter suppression is my guess.
She lost WHITE women, Hispanic men, and lost a chunk of black men. She made no effort to speak to the material reality many people are feeling. It isn't as simple as 'woman'
Love your writing btw, makes me laugh. Thanks for doing what you do.
And then to stay there.
They all knew she wouldn't win but needed to keep the money coming in.
and then look at NV
it's the misogyny
I’ll own up to my own father as an example near to me.
Although the actual number of votes for Trump is the crucial point, disgusted voters staying home is importan too, and often neglected.
Personally, I think history's judgement on the Biden presidency will be at least as bad as on Obama's. And for the same reason: their foreign policy.
Those millions of deaths are personally on your hands, and others like you. May you feast on your high horse.
And if I think too hard about how many points cruelty is worth, I'm just gonna mix myself a tall, cool glass of Drano.
You see where I’m going to?
one person talked about mass deportations and political executions. the other person wasn't loud enough against her boss. they aren't two sides of the same coin. moral purity only ends with more dead people.
Perhaps the democrats could finally stop courting Reasonable Republicans and suburban conservatives, because that depresses your base and wins you no replacement votes?
Maybe genocide doesn't cancel out.
Maybe that's why Rashida Tlaib - who you may notice is a woman - easily won reelection in a state that went FROM Biden TO Trump!
It doesn't matter.
Because now we get fascism.
If Kamala won, it would have been a delay and fascism would have won 4 years later, because the dems would institute nothing to prevent it, because they never have.
Now we're a fascist nation and Trump's message to Netanyahu was literally, "Do what you have to do" to finish off Gaza.
To say nothing of the moral bankshot of Biden (not Harris) being responsible for Gaza being more important that all the people Trump will hurt.
Great job.
Anybody who thought that was privileged enough to not have to think very hard about which party was actually going to do terrible things to the most vulnerable people.
It's not the same. It's not even close.
Don't you dare blame anyone else other than Harris herself, and then white men.
https://youtu.be/_DncJoKTp28
And with THAT cartoonish innumeracy about attribution?
Wow, this fascism really is accelerating faster than I expected!!
(Also, for some reason I can't see the post you're replying to so I literally don't know what you're referring to. 👍)
So... I never said anything about any group of people OTHER than the group defined by their actions.
I'm very comfortable criticizing people based on their actions. Not on their immutable characteristics.
Maybe she's also going to lose Michigan. But this is clearly not a problem specific to Muslim-Americans. Anybody who says that is just making stuff up.
The caucacity.
https://bsky.app/profile/johngpettus.bsky.social/post/3lab65t3fx423
And, to pick apart your childish and obvious dishonest, you can say whatever you want. I even said that people can't blame Arab Americans and Muslims.
So we don't disagree.
But you're *still racist.*👍
The literal specific technique of dishonesty I was mocking you for.
You're still doing that same exact one. WOW!!!!
That's Trumpian levels of shamelessness. I could never do it. I'd be embarrassed.
Whereas the ranks of the fascists are swelling, allowing them to take power democratically (as always).
Oh well. What's important is that people stay pure and don't compromise their own sense of principles.
I'm sure the fascists will be equally bad for
Whether we squeak this out or not, Harris owes us all an apology. The moment was there, the enthusiasm was there, and she whiffed it harder than Clinton.
they will always vote R, but they'll lie to get the D to move to the right.
2. Some people just won't vote for a woman.
3. A lot of Hispanic voters went to Trump. A LOT. They aren't bothered by illegals being deported. They're main concern was the economy.
#InsanityReigns
Don't you dare blame anyone else other than Harris herself, and then white men.
https://youtu.be/_DncJoKTp28
It's early, I suppose, but right now, I feel sick. Again.
It’s my first time missing an election, and I vote for everything, even midterms and primaries.
It was a phenomenally bad move imo, but I'm no strategist.
As it turned out, even other women.
Which raises the question if they didn't care to begin with.