(it wasn't really Biden's fault or the democrats' fault, it was a global issue and pretty much every country has dealt with high inflation in the last few years. The US's inflation has been about average internationally, maybe even a bit lower than average.)

Why this sucks:

since Gaza protest voters weren't actually a difference maker, there's not as much opportunity for us to agitate about it as we would've liked. Liberals will probably be dismissive of the argument that Harris lost because of her position about Gaza, and they'll be right; it just doesn't really hold up.
the liberal smugness about ignorant voters that we're surely going to see in the next few weeks is... actually kind of correct.

Let me know if you think I'm wrong about any of this. I'd kind of like to be wrong, honestly.

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[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 36 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Polls say most democrat and independent voters want the genocide to end, and we don't know how many didn't show up to vote for this reason.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I know way too many white dems who tacitly think the Gaza war is a genocide in the other direction, that Hamas wants to irradicate Jews and that’s the problem.

I really don’t think Gaza is a significant issue for most Americans but I would agree that it’s part of the entourage effect of her being unappealing

[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, the vast majority agree with us, but there are a minority that don't. Most people that support Israel on this are republicans. The Harris campaign handled it so poorly that Trump probably picked up some votes on both sides.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

at minimum, millions simply vanished between 2020 and 24. why they did? shrug-outta-hecks