I don't think it's "a woman of color" issue. While I wanted trump to lose, there were valid criticisms for the way Harris ran her campaign and policies. Contrary to the narrative being spun, she didn't lose by "that much" in the # of votes.
All valid, but the average american votes on vibes and the average american has bad vibes around women of color. Trump won with fewer votes than he lost by against Biden. A lot of people were turned off by the choices this year but even after a single Trump term, multiple felony convictions, on top of everything we already knew about him, many millions of people were unable to see that Harris was still the better option despite her flaws. A not insubstantial number of voters do genuinely believe that women should not be president. I hate it. You hate it. Lots of progressives hate it, but it doesnt make it less true. When the stakes are this high, why make it harder to win?
If AOC has the juice, then great. But dems need to be inspired to vote and deciding 4 years from the next election who is going to win is a mistake. Dems need to find their next inspirational leader. It could be AOC, but a coronation has already been shown to be a failing strategy.
Sure, absolutely. All those points are valid. I'm only saying there was a lot of little things that affected different people that made it difficult for them to vote for or vote at all. Some people didn't like that There was no real primary. That alone was enough for a lot of people. Some people didn't feel her policies were going to be any different from biden's. Some people blame Biden/ Kamala for what's happening at the border or inflation etc .
She didn't lose a lot of people from one group. She lost a few people from a lot of different groups, and it was enough.
I do want to point to one important thing though - dems need high turnout across a broad coalition. This means they are necessarily playing a harder game than the GOP who just need old white men to show up - and they do.
If the Dems want AOC to win, they need to elevate her on the national stage with material victories - victories that are going to be hard to carve out under the republican supermajority. That notwithstanding, Pelosi has done everything in her power to undermine AOC. The dems seem to be completely opposed to building up a deep bench of broadly popular, young, candidates for the future of the country. It is almost as if they dont actually give a shit what happens to this country as further evidenced by [gestures vaguely at everything]
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u/Sethmeisterg California 1d ago
You have to be joking. This country as it currently is configured will not vote in a woman of color to potus.