Summary

Gender bias played a significant role in Kamala Harris’s defeat, with many voters—often women—expressing doubts about whether “America is ready for a female president.”

Some said they “couldn’t see her in the chair,” or questioned if a woman could lead, with one even remarking, “you don’t see women building skyscrapers.” 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 Biden’s administration.

Ultimately, Hall believes that Trump’s unique appeal and influence overshadowed Harris’s campaign efforts.

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    8 days ago

    That’s a generous way of saying “Most Americans are overly sexist and/or racist and are willing to make up any reason to not vote for a woman of color despite any evidence to the contrary”

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      Just at the shop work at most citizens make below $15 an hour even trades jobs

      Not just any fucking reason

      Most US citizens are struggling with overpriced housing, sky high taxes, ginourmous energy costs, inflatated food costs, and all on below living wages

      Fuck the Democrats and the Republicans both for exploiting the citizens

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        8 days ago

        I’m glad the enlightened centrist take is always here to offer the right answers.

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          Just see the US underneath on the daily when on the job

          The real US that is hidden beneath all the media sprinkles and the propaganda icing

          Gets worse every election no matter which “party” “wins”