Summary
Gender bias played a significant role in Kamala Harrisās defeat, with many votersāoften womenāexpressing doubts about whether āAmerica is ready for a female president.ā
Some said they ācouldnāt see her in the chair,ā or questioned if a woman could lead, with one even remarking, āyou donāt see women building skyscrapers.ā Though some voters were open to persuasion, this often became a red line.
Oliver Hall, a Harris campaign volunteer, found that economic concerns, particularly inflation, also drove voters to Donald Trump, despite low unemployment and wage growth touted by Democrats.
Harris was viewed in conflicting ways, seen as both too tough and too lenient on crime, as well as ineffective yet overly tied to Bidenās administration.
Ultimately, Hall believes that Trumpās unique appeal and influence overshadowed Harrisās campaign efforts.
Why do you think 11 million people sat out?
Like, if youāre walking down the street and one person calls you a horse theyāre a jerk, if two people call you a horse theyāre both jerks, but if everyone keeps calling you a horse maybe itās time to go get fitted for a saddle. The Dems got called a horse 11 million times here.
I get what youāre saying, but apathy at that scale isnāt calling democrats a horse. Itās taking a backseat on your future.
You have to try and see it like a young person who hasnāt fully developed the ability to understand long term consequences and also probably isnāt paying all that much attention. Imagine if the choice had been between Trump and Cheney, would you have bothered to show up? Now imagine all you saw was that Cheney supports Harris, and the other guy is Trump. Thereās no one to vote for.