Kamala Harris lost because the country is moving away from what her party stands for today. And as the race for 2028 begins, the Democrats will need to reconnect with average Americans
U.S. Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves at supporters as she walks off stage after speaking at Howard University in Washington, DC, on Nov. 6.If there is one constant in American politics, it is that the losing party in any election typically fails to internalize the lessons of its defeat, while the winner tends to exaggerate the meaning of the mandate voters have given it. This time is unlikely to be any different.
Still, Democrats should not count on Trump 2.0 being enough of a train wreck to revive their own fortunes. They need to take a long hard look at why so many Americans chose Mr. Trump over Kamala Harris, despite everything they dislike about him. They need to admit that he spoke more directly – and, well, honestly – to their concerns than she did.
Within hours of the polls closing – as a red wave washed over the Blue Wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin that had been the focus of Ms. Harris’s campaign strategy – her defenders were already blaming her loss on an enfeebled President Joe Biden’sA White House aide pushed back against such criticism, even suggesting that Democrats would have had a better election result had Mr. Biden remained at the top of the ticket.
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