In 2016, we warned that Hillary Clinton’s campaign was not resonating with Americans. In 2024, we warned about Kamala Harris, and we were ignored again. Now, the worst has happened. So, what do we do? A leftist analysis can help us chart a path forward.
Trump got fewer votes than in 2024. Dems ran a pro-genocide empty suit that did not distinguish themselves from a disliked incumbent and got even fewer votes than Clinton in 2016.
And the party itself doesn’t really care that they lost aside from how it impacts individuals’ careers. They are not your friends or allies. They probably would’ve won if they just had Harris pander on Gaza and introduce 1 (1) major policy plank people could grab on to. She wouldn’t have even followed up on either one of those topics, it would’ve just been the usual false promises and it probably would’ve worked. That is how closely they stuck to the donor class: they could not even construct their usual bad faith strategies. So instead you got Liz Cheney constantly on the campaign trail, lmao.
I’ve asked 4 Harris voters irl to name a single major policy plank and they each just plain went silent for around 10 seconds.
If you want to actually fight for yout causes, it is important to look at this with clear eyes. The failures of the Democrat political class are not your failures. They don’t listen to you and you had no input whatsoever on theit policy platform or choice of candidate. You don’t need to defend their failures or act like they don’t bear responsibility for running historically unlikable campaigns and candidates. Just because there is a dang cheeto does not mean Dems are redeemable for what they do. It has been a year of naked genocide and they demanded your complicity and still lost.
To oppode the right it is necessary to join and build othrt organizations, organizations grounded in working class power.