Leftists are the sorest of sore losers, aren’t they? Some are talking about leaving the country — and 99.9999% won’t, but good riddance to those who actually do — some blame Joe Biden for the loss because he didn’t drop out earlier or because he sought a second term in the first place. Others blame Kamala Harris for running a terrible campaign, for picking Tim Walz, for not doing more interviews, for wasting too much time attacking Trump, you name it.
None of that is going to get the Democrats very far. Their problems in the 2024 election go deeper than one person dooming their chances.
The simple truth is that Democrats have taken voters for granted, and they cannibalized their coalition. According to reports, Trump won a third of black, Latino, and Asian voters. Democrats thought that abortion was their secret weapon this year, yet a significant share of voters who voted for abortion measures on state ballots supported Trump.
Trump’s advantage in the polls on the economy and immigration, of course, was the first real sign that Trump’s victory was inevitable. But Democrats are also losing ground on social issues, on which they typically had an…
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