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So why did they win?
(lemmy.sdf.org)
The majority of Americans who voted, at least in the swing states, have voted for the republicans. Why? Do the republican policies reflect popular opinion? Or is it that their vibes are more aligned with the public? Or maybe people are worse off now than they were 4 years ago and are hoping to turn back time? As a non-american I don't quite get it. People must think their lives will materially improve under the republicans, but why?
The ‘economy’ is a big thing. That doesn’t mean GDP in this case, but that there is inflation and no rise in wages that follows. When the message from the incumbent side is that things are great actually and you’re wrong if you don’t think so the viability of the policies from the other side stops mattering as much. The big problem is that history didn’t end and neoliberal policy is failing right left and centre all over the world.
Also that Kamala is a historically shit candidate, there is a reason she immediately ate shit in the 2020 primaries.
Right? Dems yelling "The economy is doing great!" when groceries and rent are both impossible was just dumb as shit. Unfathomably bad decisionmaking.
But after prices skyrocketed they stayed high as fuck instead of skyrocketing twice! Aren't you grateful??
Yeah idk how rank and file dems can be saying "These dumb plebs don't understand how good the economy is!" when the economy is milk, bread, eggs, veg, and meat for 95% of the population. You can't tell someone who isn't a deeply
economics wonk that they economy is good when they went from eating out a few times a month to eating beans a few times a month in the course of two years.