Of course, much of this is due to continued polarization, notably in cities where socialism has grown popular and in the rural areas, where MAGA is rampant.
Both were admittedly weak and forced, but Clinton would have won had any one of number of factors been different, and Harris walked into a tire fire and wasn’t the right candidate no matter what.
Democrats certainly need to field a better slate, but the fact people voted for self immolation can’t be attributed to a lesser of two evils argument - because Trump was never a compelling leader, and he has never been popular - hence his inability to ever secure a majority and operating the two most unpopular presidencies in modern history. He was voted into power by people who were sold on “at least he’s different,” which is more of an idiocratic solution to the current politic than anything else.
The answer is as the article says, it’s both national suicide and murder by the administration. There is no point in second guessing it, a technical victory and a plurality chose a national policy of global stupidity, taking a wrecking ball to the complex international system.
The hope I hold is this weakens the presidency irrevocably as Congress takes control again and places the executive in its proper functionary role. It’s abdication over history as Washingtonian presidents set a higher and higher bar of relative trustworthiness was fraught and stupid, and is IMO the actual manifestation of exceptionalism. And we f’ed around and found out, as MAGA is so fond of.
Take the criticism and pressure off the abuser, and point it at their opponents.
This talking point keeps getting pushed around on social media and I can't help but think it's manufactured and promulgated by right wing entities.
We live in a two party system. Winning elections is important. Fielding left-wing candidates with no accomplishments makes Trump happen. It's not that complicated.
Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State and a Senator from New York, while Kamala Harris was a District Attorney and Attorney General, and then Senator for California before serving as Vice President.
Also only in the fetid delirium of Republicans and Trumpists are either of them even remotely left-wing.
The Democrats continue to insist that this isn't the case. And keep losing.
Fine. The typical American is an idiot and they get what they deserve, then.
>The Democrats continue to insist that this isn't the case. And keep losing.
It shouldn't be the case, the Democrats are correct (at least about that, although I suspect they never actually "insisted" on anything of the sort,) Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton were more qualified than Trump and deserved to win, and I hope this whole clownshow of a country burns to the ground.
I leave the floor to you, matchbok3. I've exposed myself to Hacker News for too long and I need time in the screaming box.
How do you justify that statement at all? Especially when you can point to Trump as a candidate with no experience who won.
Not really sure what you are arguing. The polls all showed this.
I mentioned two people the same as you, differentiate between them please
> was perceived by middle America as a left-wing candidate coming from a left-wing state.
Thank you for explaining one half of your statement, how do you explain the “no accomplishments” part of your statement?
If you are going to rely on polls again then I’ll ask in advance how reality matters at all and it isn’t just down to vibes?