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It's the Voters' Fault When Democrats Lose Elections
Voters have no valid reason for electing a megalomaniac instead of the righteous, economic equality, good-wars party.
Queen Latifah, Taylor Swift, and Eminem's endorsement of Kamala Harris should have sealed her presidential fate because elections are a popularity contest, and voters listen to millionaire celebrities' political advice. The Democrats' billion-dollar campaign to defend democracy by appealing to average Americans featured music festivals, pop stars, billionaire entrepreneurs, swanky parties, and an all-star lineup of the US political class, including the war criminal Dick and conservative Liz Cheney.
Harris' campaign focused on the "Save Democracy" threat to secure the golden ticket because living costs, opioids, homelessness, Covid, climate change, or one of the many crises weren't as mainstream. The Democratic Party assumed voters would vote blue no matter who or what and shunned the Uncommitted National Movement, antiwar protesters, Arab-Americans, impoverished, and obnoxious youth because a Trump presidency would be worse.
They expected to win majority support by offering a mix-bag of mediocre goodies instead of a clearly defined, targeted socioeconomic agenda, a strategy that failed in 2016 and again in 2024…
