Harris Tried to Win Over Republicans. Democratic Support Collapsed Instead
www.rollingstone.com
Kamala Harris did not pull Republicans from Trump, and the percentage of voters identifying as Democrat declined, according to exit polls.

Harris only received five percent of Republican votes — less than the six percent Joe Biden won in 2020 when he beat Trump, as well as the seven percent won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 when she lost to him. While Harris won independents and moderates, she did so by smaller margins than Biden did in 2020.

Meanwhile, Harris lost households earning under $100,000, while Democratic turnout collapsed. Votes are still being counted, but Harris is on pace to underperform Biden’s 2020 totals by millions of votes.

  • Asafum@feddit.nl
    1234·
    14 days ago

    If we wanted to be Republicans we’d be Republicans for fucks sake…

    We can’t have 2 parties fighting to be the most hateful party of the billionaires. I mean I guess we can but only one gets to win.

    • buttfarts@lemy.lol
      701·
      13 days ago

      The Democrats have been chasing the mythical moderate conservative at the expense of the progressive left forever and have learned nothing. I want a fire and brimstone progressive who is belligerent and aggressive

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
        27·
        13 days ago

        I’d even be happy to settle for someone in the middle of the party willing to fight for the party’s supposed ideals. Remember when one of her slogans was “when we fight, we win”? Not “when we bipartisan, we win” or “when we coopt conservative issues, we win”.

        • Kalysta@lemm.ee
          7·
          13 days ago

          Talk is cheap. She won’t learn from this. If she did she would be fighting the shit out of him taking office.

          Instead they’re happily handing over the vulnerable of this country to Nazis.