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TCinLA's avatar

Writing in today's New York Times, Ben Rhodes definitely gets it:

“Democrats understandably have a hard time fathoming why Americans would put our democracy at risk, but we miss the reality that our democracy is part of what angers them. Many voters have come to associate democracy with globalization, corruption, financial capitalism, migration, forever wars and elites (like me) who talk about it as an end in itself rather than a means to redressing inequality, reining in capitalist systems that are rigged, responding to global conflict and fostering a sense of shared national identity.”

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Kate's avatar

I agree with you Tom for the most part. I think the economy played a large part in the loss. But I also think the segment of the population that would not vote for a woman combined with the segment that would not vote for a Black woman were a very large part. In other words, economy, misogyny and racism were - in my humble opinion- the deciding factors.

In 2016, Trump was the result of electing a Black man to the oval office. In 2024, the racism was howling loudly. This is who we are.

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