Summary
A post-election survey by Priorities USA found that voters in key swing states prioritized economic concerns like inflation over Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol attack.
Many did not view Trump as a continued threat to democracy, including key Biden-to-Trump voters.
Efforts by Kamala Harris’ campaign to highlight Trump’s authoritarian tendencies failed to resonate, as Trump’s image as a “successful businessman” persisted.
Democrats underestimated voters’ lack of hostility toward Trump, particularly among younger non-white voters, complicating their strategy in the 2024 election.
eyup. people seem to have no grasp on the fragility of democracy.
That’s because a combination of the media’s obsession with horserace politics for ratings and the Dem leadership’s insistence that “bipartisanship” is the highest political virtue possible has succeeded in convincing the average voter that the fascists are just regular conservatives and worrying about the imminent demise of democracy is for sore losers who are probably too woke or something 😮💨
Also: a shitload of “it couldn’t happen here where we have an infallible constitution to protect us” American exceptionalism idiocy.