Other candidates are:
1. He did Joe Rogan, she didn't.
2. She should have picked Shapiro for VP instead of Waltz
3. Biden shouldn't have called them garbage.
4. Elon's army of crypto incels activated
5. Russia did something
6. The Gaza slaughter did it
Some of those played some part, but the main reason she lost seems to me straightforward. Those voters who don’t follow news closely, don’t show up at every election, i.e., most, were still pissed about high prices and/or the border, which is sort of the post-pandemic effect that has taken down incumbents all over the world. Biden's ratings were already low and then Harris comes in and had 100 days to introduce herself to the country, and that was just not enough for the majority who barely pay attention to politics. And perhaps voting for a black woman was a non-starter for some in white rural areas or among some Hispanics. Also, Harris seeming to lean to the left of Joe on some issues didn't help with the moderate Dem base. They, like MAGA, are also sick of gender identity issues, trans men in women sports, new pronouns, students trashing college campuses because of some cause they've taken a fetish to, anti-racist Tanasi Coates shit, all of which the Biden Admin didn't speak out against but indulged, not wanting to alienate any cohort in their coalition, thinking that was the future of the Party and where the votes were.
Yeah, I can agree with all of that. I don't want a transperson assaulted or killed. I don't want them barred from 99% of things (athletics, I think they should put all trans people in one league). But I find the strong-arming of choosing a bathroom, being coddled in professional settings, etc. to be a red flag. And it's not always them that's concerning but those who support them, tooth and nail. Like they aren't human and that they can do no wrong.
Same thing with the women's healthcare stuff, including abortion. I will always value the living woman over the embryo/fetus/child. If she's at risk or just doesn't want the kid, end the pregnancy. But boy some of the pro-choice women give off vibes like they get knocked up and get abortions for fun and someone is coming to take their sense of joy away from them, the way they push for it. Like coming for a Republican's guns. The reaction is what makes it all so suspect.
I have read people say that the Dems ignored the middle class. Could be. I've been hearing about its disappearance since I was in middle school in the early 2000s after Dubya's first term.
Both sides seemed to have ignored the moderates. Their bread and butter has been segregating the public to extremes and hoping they segregated the right amount to their side in order to win an election.
I also heard what you listed as the first reason. Rogan is an odd man. He loves money and I am sure that swayed who he "endorsed." I don't think either candidate had anything to lose by going on his show, though. Their job was not to convince Rogan but instead to make their final cases to one of the most popular podcasts out there. I don't think Trump won because of it, but I do think Harris would have at least introduced her policy to people that may have otherwise been ignorant to it. If she gained support from there, it would have been small, but it would have been something. As you said, there are 100 reasons people are giving for her loss/his win. Some of them are valid. Had Harris done the "small shit" like an appearance on Rogan and a few other big name podcasts, I think it would have added up to at least be a closer race.
Silver lining? Dems don't seem to be as vulnerable to voting along party lines and switching parties if need be. Republicans? Eh, the numbers don't show a lot of open-mindedness on that front.
I wonder what
@masta247 is going to do for his tech when these tariffs inevitably hit lol
I think I am good on tech for a few years and I'm praying none of my parts take a shit on me in a few years.
