Harris only received five percent of Republican votes — less than the six percent Joe Biden won in 2020 when he beat Trump, as well as the seven percent won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 when she lost to him. While Harris won independents and moderates, she did so by smaller margins than Biden did in 2020.
Meanwhile, Harris lost households earning under $100,000, while Democratic turnout collapsed. Votes are still being counted, but Harris is on pace to underperform Biden’s 2020 totals by millions of votes.
Your suggestion has slightly less weight because Biden was elected with essentially the same platform.
Biden at least attempted to appear progressive. Harris went further right than him. Even to the point of saying she wouldn’t raise taxes on the rich as high as Biden said he would
Biden’s win was NOT a confirmation of his campaign’s correctness. That should have been an easy election but he barely won.
I didn’t say it was. I’m just saying that the main difference between Bidens campaign vs Clinton and Harris is that his bits are on the outside.
Sexism. The point being made was sexism.
The Democratic party’s policies have not severely changed between Clinton running and Harris running that would account for the lower voter turnout.
The courting of the less Trumpian Republicans and Harris not being an old white dude are the two biggest things that affected voter turnout.
Which is kind of a problem. The platform needs to reflect the current reality, not the reality 4 years ago.