Summary

Many Democrats, especially women, expressed disillusionment and frustration online, viewing the result as a reflection of deep-seated misogyny in the U.S.

Harris supporters highlighted anger that a “felony convicted, twice-impeached” Trump prevailed over a female candidate.

Comparisons to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss resurfaced, with many attributing Trump’s win to targeted appeals to young men, including appearances with influencers like Joe Rogan.

The election outcome has intensified concerns over growing right-wing radicalization among young men.

  • @givesomefucks
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    195 days ago

    Anything except blaming her policies because those conservative policies come with a shit ton in donations…

    • @[email protected]
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      5 days ago

      Yup. Sadly, we can’t run some robust experiments, but I’m pretty sure Warren would have outperformed Harris by a mile.

      God I hope the DNC’s fucking takeaway isn’t “must only run neoliberal men”.

      • @[email protected]
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        195 days ago

        I looked back over the 2020 primary data and Kamala dropped before she even got to the first vote, Warren continued to pull small groups of delegates after super tuesday. In a very real sense Elizabeth Warren beat the pants off Kamala in terms of the primary. I was really pushing for her early in 2020 because I felt she was a consensus candidate between the further left Bernie types and the centrist Buttigieg types.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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        75 days ago

        She’s even wonkier than Harris and wouldn’t have connected with voters as well.

        Don’t get me wrong, she’s an amazing Senator. But what makes you good at governing isn’t what makes you good in a campaign.

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          She was (briefly) leading the race at one point and packing large speaking venues. She had four hour lines of people waiting to get a picture with her. Wonkier doesn’t equal “unable to connect with voters”.

      • @aesthelete
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        I’m pretty sure Warren would have outperformed Harris by a mile.

        What makes you so sure? The fact that Warren lost in the 2020 primary by giant amounts? 😆

        Bernie was right in 2020. America isn’t ready to elect a female president.

    • @TrickDacy
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      15 days ago

      More than one thing can be true. And they obviously were in this case.