May I suggest, as a layperson, that the effect of misogyny and implicit white supremacist attitudes in the US electorate might not be weaker support but catalyzed and amplified opposition? That white folx will turn out to vote against a woman or someone else not white enough for them in large numbers.
Consider the implications if misogyny and racism were the drivers of DJT's getting most of the votes that were cast.
Definitely some key takeaways for anyone who ever said, “So-n-so won because they…”. However, I wonder whether the impact of propaganda and misinformation had something to do with it. I think a lot of Trump supporters still think of him as the character he played on The Apprentice and don’t understand how wobbly he actually is.
Huh? All incumbent parties across the world lost vote share post-pandemic regardless of where they are on the ideological spectrum or even if they are mainstream or insurgent/populists (note that the ruling extreme populists in Poland and Bolsonaro in Brazil both got replaced). Most of them got clobbered worse than the Dems, so I very much doubt your pet candidate and agenda would have done better this time around.
I read learning from loss after 2020, it was interesting cause democrats largely went through that process despite winning the election, now as a dem local party leader/donor/activist it's interesting to participate in that discussion real time in a text group chat last night and today. Also can easily see those debates starting on twitter already.
May I suggest, as a layperson, that the effect of misogyny and implicit white supremacist attitudes in the US electorate might not be weaker support but catalyzed and amplified opposition? That white folx will turn out to vote against a woman or someone else not white enough for them in large numbers.
Consider the implications if misogyny and racism were the drivers of DJT's getting most of the votes that were cast.
+ vile anti-trans ads.
Definitely some key takeaways for anyone who ever said, “So-n-so won because they…”. However, I wonder whether the impact of propaganda and misinformation had something to do with it. I think a lot of Trump supporters still think of him as the character he played on The Apprentice and don’t understand how wobbly he actually is.
Note that the 2024 vote share actually turned out to be almost identical to the 2022 House vote share.
In my opinion, the Democrats had the wrong candidate and the wrong agenda
Huh? All incumbent parties across the world lost vote share post-pandemic regardless of where they are on the ideological spectrum or even if they are mainstream or insurgent/populists (note that the ruling extreme populists in Poland and Bolsonaro in Brazil both got replaced). Most of them got clobbered worse than the Dems, so I very much doubt your pet candidate and agenda would have done better this time around.
I read learning from loss after 2020, it was interesting cause democrats largely went through that process despite winning the election, now as a dem local party leader/donor/activist it's interesting to participate in that discussion real time in a text group chat last night and today. Also can easily see those debates starting on twitter already.