YOU are speaking!
Have you made any poignant commentary on the recent election in the U.S.? Do you have a good response to liberals who are upset with the results or process of the election? Have you written or seen something as a comment reply/post that you think has standalone value? Did you see a new take or analysis you hadn’t previously considered?
Whether it’s a long idea with lots of context, or a short and sweet one liner, we want those thoughts aggregated here. This post is intended to be a resource for comrades to draw from when having actual discussions outside of Hexbear both online or IRL regarding the election.
Consider this a mini-effortpost aggregator. This is not for shitposts, but humor is completely acceptable if it helps make the point.
What are you suggesting we blame it on? My gut impulse has been to say it was a bad strategy that didn’t mobilize the voters Dems won with before, while Trumps turnout was static. Which I think is kinda a turnout based argument but if that’s a mistake I want to catch and stop that now.
Low turnout is a reflection of the campaign and the current administrations favorability. Harris didn’t break away far enough from Biden’s policies on all fronts which left the base drained of enthusiasm. Turning to the right alienated the progressive wing of voters. Simple as.