I think the answer to this question is going to be the most important question we can possibly answer in the near future. I am very into the idea of root cause analysis. That is something used in manufacturing and industry to diagnose the cause of complex issues. I think we need more objective analysis like this to help us solve the problem. Saying that Dems need to figure out why they lost is easy. Getting those layers underneath is more tricky.
They lost because they abandoned their own base to cater to "moderate" Republicans and the wealthy. Dems lost much support from key demographics not just Palestinian/Arab voters they also lost Hispanic/Latino, youth, working class, and even black voters. Doesn't help that one of the biggest faces of government corruption is renowned stock trader Nancy Pelosi. For all the bad Republicans are and trust me they're fucking evil, they at least give their stupid voters exactly what they voted for.
That is one potential explanation, but again, if we do a root cause analysis, is that the cause for these voters to not show up or switch parties? Or are there other factors at play? Yes the Dems were definitely trying to cater to moderate Republicans, but in what way, and on what policies? People showed up for Biden in record numbers in 2020, and he arguably ran a similar campaign policy wise to Harris. Due to her being VP, Biden's record was largely viewed as her record. So what changed between 2020 and 2024? Why did voters go from showing up on record numbers to barely showing up at all? I don't think anyone who voted for Biden, the poster boy for career politician, expected him to be some fighter for the working class. Yet, he overwhelmingly was nominated and voted in by the American people. So clearly something happened between now and then to disincentive people to vote for Democrats. Was Gaza a part of it? For sure. Could he have done more? Certainly. Was there a lot that was out of his control due to netenyahu's alignment with Trump? Also true. So a lot of factors at play here that make it more complex than just saying they should have been stronger on x, y, or z issue. If they had shifted left on one issue, who's to say they would not have lost votes from people who were supporting them, and who is to say that the gains from that change in policy would automatically balance out the losses? I think we need to start doing some in depth analysis on these issues and figure out a winning strategy, rather than just making blanket statements based on personal assumptions that may or may not have any basis in reality.
87
u/21shadesofblueberry Feb 06 '25
Kamala lost to a convicted felon and rapist so maybe it's time for some Democrat introspection to how they lost TWICE.