I appreciate your brief synopsis of the exit polls. I had not realized that Harris won NJ by only 5 percent. Wow. The Democrats need to stop scolding and haranguing voters, and instead figure out a way to bring them back into the fold. Accusing voters of racism/sexism/Nazism is a losing strategy: nobody outside the party elect even listens to such hyped-up over-inflated claims, the accusations just do not land.
I'd argue that Gaza was a significant factor too - the Dems lost MI because of their position on Gaza - too many muslims who felt they could not overlook their position on the genocide and just sat out the election rather than vote. And as someone from the south, with kids in college here, I know that there were very many students who did the same - they cared greatly about Gaza, hated the admin crackdowns on protests and just didn't vote as a result.
I appreciate your brief synopsis of the exit polls. I had not realized that Harris won NJ by only 5 percent. Wow. The Democrats need to stop scolding and haranguing voters, and instead figure out a way to bring them back into the fold. Accusing voters of racism/sexism/Nazism is a losing strategy: nobody outside the party elect even listens to such hyped-up over-inflated claims, the accusations just do not land.
Thanks so much for your perspectives - they are unique and spot on
I'd argue that Gaza was a significant factor too - the Dems lost MI because of their position on Gaza - too many muslims who felt they could not overlook their position on the genocide and just sat out the election rather than vote. And as someone from the south, with kids in college here, I know that there were very many students who did the same - they cared greatly about Gaza, hated the admin crackdowns on protests and just didn't vote as a result.