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PennRalphie

(448 posts)
52. It's the economy.
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 09:58 AM
Nov 2024

I’ve been talking about this for months. Kamala never focused on the economy. Her ads were all about not voting for trump. So many former Trump voters had already decided they weren’t voting for him. Instead of talking about this booming economy, she kept talking about him. It was so frustrating to watch.

The plumbers, electricians, fracking workers felt they were abandoned by Democrats. Hope it’s a lesson learned. K

I was very confident about her taking PA until Election Day. I had a meeting in a pretty red area. The lines to vote were unbelievably long. It’s then I got worried.

Happy to see this site up and running. I tried to access day after election and saw traffic was so high? It had to be restricted. Glad it’s back.


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Uh oh.... Libosaurus Nov 2024 #1
uh huh Skittles Nov 2024 #6
So what did Fetterman say? Jersey Devil Nov 2024 #2
I think you're missing the big picture. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #3
Men under 30s right, not women? AkFemDem Nov 2024 #4
trump improved with 18-29 by 6% from 2020 WarGamer Nov 2024 #5
Im seeing different data AkFemDem Nov 2024 #12
You're right... I probably read the Trump +6% stat as the line WarGamer Nov 2024 #15
Wapo has 18-29 54/43 for Harris. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #14
I corrected it... I'd seen the Trump gained stats and thought it was for 2024.. not improvement rom 2020 WarGamer Nov 2024 #19
That's a drop compared to 2020. LisaL Nov 2024 #50
Good comparison 2020/2024 AkFemDem Nov 2024 #9
53% of white women voted for Trump. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #13
Well of course 53% of white women should have voted for Harris but.... AkFemDem Nov 2024 #23
If only women were allowed to vote, Kamala would have won. LisaL Nov 2024 #49
There are more White women than any other group other than White men. Yavin4 Nov 2024 #70
Nope, no deal. AkFemDem Nov 2024 #75
The stats AkFemDem Nov 2024 #76
Young women too TheProle Nov 2024 #18
College Campuses Homoudont Nov 2024 #53
"Everything we did was totally fine. No notes!" Sympthsical Nov 2024 #7
I'll take a 21st Century Bill Clinton. WarGamer Nov 2024 #11
100% agree TwilightZone Nov 2024 #17
Yep. orange jar Nov 2024 #22
Biden did focus on pocketbook issues and his poll numbers were radius777 Nov 2024 #69
But Trump was sending out such lovely messages to these same people Redleg Nov 2024 #28
Some people sounded the warnings of what was happening sarisataka Nov 2024 #32
Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2024 #8
Repugs have had 4 years to plot onetexan Nov 2024 #10
She had a disadvantage buuuuuuuut... AkFemDem Nov 2024 #16
Harris did not pick up an already planned campaign. yardwork Nov 2024 #25
Harris working hard isn't in doubt. Her short campaign is also not why she lost. AkFemDem Nov 2024 #26
But she never went through primary. LisaL Nov 2024 #47
Were are recently 0 for 2 with non-incumbent candidates that were not properly primaried. Jk23 Nov 2024 #51
Remember Trump and "Moses" had a secret plan? Autumn Nov 2024 #55
This is what we're seeing as the biggest problem Jason1961 Nov 2024 #20
My FIL, a brilliant anesthesiologist and an intellectual, told his grandson my hubby that 98% of the population are onetexan Nov 2024 #41
Dude, the Working class male broke for Nixon in 1968. Tommymac Nov 2024 #42
You can't tell people oh you're duped you're just stupid Jk23 Nov 2024 #74
It's a little too early to analyze data, which is still coming in. yardwork Nov 2024 #21
Its$The$Economy$Every$Time AkFemDem Nov 2024 #29
I guess he did moose65 Nov 2024 #81
Agreed. We're just swatting at flies right now. Redleg Nov 2024 #30
That is certainly true. yardwork Nov 2024 #37
Good observations Redleg Nov 2024 #46
Months ago we ignored/denied reports of demographic shifts sarisataka Nov 2024 #24
Black support including black men seems to have held standingtall Nov 2024 #27
this is what I have WarGamer Nov 2024 #31
I am not seeing those figures for Black voters. yardwork Nov 2024 #38
most demographics tilted right... and yes too early to precisely make the post-mortem. WarGamer Nov 2024 #39
Any increases in Black voters for Trumps appear to be only because of Black men. LisaL Nov 2024 #48
BM overwhelmingly supported her Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #33
If White women voted in the same percentages as Black men AS THEY SHOULD HAVE... Yavin4 Nov 2024 #71
misinformation and conspiracy theory influencers in foreign languages dsp3000 Nov 2024 #34
Outside of Latinos and first-time voters, your summaries are incorrect for black men and youth using NBC exit polls andym Nov 2024 #35
A 5% gain here, another there, can make or break LeftInTX Nov 2024 #36
Those two demographics jump out at me, too. yardwork Nov 2024 #40
The irony here is, most of these immigrants (Latinos, Asians, etc.) jrthin Nov 2024 #56
Maybe we begin publicly shaming racists and bigots. yardwork Nov 2024 #57
Shaming people is the wrong direction Elmotime Nov 2024 #58
Who said anything about yelling insults? yardwork Nov 2024 #59
Family on the right Elmotime Nov 2024 #61
I'm not making myself clear. yardwork Nov 2024 #63
"Maybe we begin publicly shaming racists and bigots." MichMan Nov 2024 #78
Yes. yardwork Nov 2024 #79
Certainly not all Asians are racist. Half my family is Asian and not all jrthin Nov 2024 #62
Thank you. yardwork Nov 2024 #64
Your impression is correct. And, jrthin Nov 2024 #66
It's not going to be easy to speak up, but it's our only hope. yardwork Nov 2024 #67
The majority were born here and did not leave other countries. MichMan Nov 2024 #80
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2024 #43
Except that never happened. Why flood this place with RW disinfo? FSogol Nov 2024 #44
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2024 #45
It's the economy. PennRalphie Nov 2024 #52
"I am your retribution" Fish700 Nov 2024 #54
I think there's a lot of truth in this. yardwork Nov 2024 #65
Hard Truths Aepps22 Nov 2024 #60
It's the "first time voters" that blows my mind... Jack Valentino Nov 2024 #68
They think their lives suck and Trump can make them better. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2024 #72
It's the White vote. Cross tabs analysis are coping mechanisms to escape accountability. Yavin4 Nov 2024 #73
This. yardwork Nov 2024 #77
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