“It was a big loss for the Democrats,” a disappointed Scott Windmegger, director of strategic communications and consultant to Democratic candidate campaigns, tells Vima. What factors led to the defeat of Kamala Harris? “The economy, its connection to Biden’s policies, the lack of a clear message, the lack of a concrete plan for the future, the gap between male and female voters, the lack of strong support from voters under the age of 30, the faith of many Americans that Trump tells things like they are and acts, and finally, the loss of many voters from the minorities who in the previous election had given their vote to Joe Biden. All of these together,” answers Windmegger.
“The majority of American voters have decided to embrace hatred and scapegoating. It’s infuriating and depressing”, is the first reaction of Georgetown University in Washington, Mark Norris Lance, who, speaking to Vima, does not hide his “numbness” from the “unexpected overwhelming victory” of Donald Trump.
“The American nation remains divided”
“The American nation remains divided,” Rob Ritchie, president of FairVote, an organization that promotes reforms for fairer electoral representation, tells us right after Trump’s victory was “locked in.” He predicts calm days in the next period, without the counter-claims and “paradigms” of 2020, due to the “purity of the result”.
The percentages of Donald Trump in this year’s presidential elections “increased in almost every state”, he comments without ruling out the possibility that once all the votes are counted within the month, Harris, despite her defeat, will see the number of votes she received growing thanks to the mail-in votes that continue to arrive in the US.
In addition to why Harris was defeated, it is also interesting why Trump achieved such a large victory, securing far more than the necessary number of 270 electoral votes. “Trump managed to reshape the Republican electorate, winning more support from the working class, including a particularly strong increase in his support among Hispanic men.”
Voter turnout looks pretty high by US election standards, exceeding 60%, adds Rob Ritchie.
“Donald Trump’s victory should not be a shock”
While Trump won the White House and Republicans won the Senate, control of the House of Representatives remains unclear as the count continues. This is the single crucial question of the 5th electionher November which remains unanswered so far.
The victory of Donald Trump “should not be a shock”, because there were “signs that heralded it”, points out the professor at Columbia University in New York, Bruce Robbins. Kamala Harris didn’t lose because she made “big mistakes,” he adds. “He was burdened by voters’ negative feelings about the Biden administration. It was also burdened by the fact that Biden was late in deciding to leave the presidential race.”
Of course, Harris, the Columbia professor explains, moved toward the center, as many candidates do, “abandoning the progressive wing of the party, which may have cost her enthusiasm and turnout, especially among young people. Nevertheless, she proved that she is an excellent politician.”
The percentage of white women who did not vote for her worries our interlocutor. “There is certainly an obsession with the traditional and a fear of the new among many women, and that includes their willingness to forgive and forget the bad behavior of men like Trump. There can also be an element of internalized misogyny, which can make women look down on another woman who is not a mother and homemaker and claims she can lead the country. Why should she be better than me? That was certainly a factor in women rejecting Hillary Clinton, despite being a mother, in 2016.”
In conclusion, the next four years “will be extremely bad for the US,” concludes Bruce Robbins, even though they “may not have much effect on the abuse of American power outside its borders.”
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