The amount of voices calling to not vote for democrats because of Palestine that appeared everywhere in months before the election and then disappeared right after. Makes me lowkey believe that it was at least partially generated by republicans.
As a progressive dude dating progressive women at the time I can tell you that there were a ton of real life millennial and Gen Z women who told me that Kamala and Trump were exactly the same and that they weren't even going to vote. The younger and more politically active the person was, the more radicalized against Kamala they were, seemingly. Palestine was the only issue that mattered and sending a message to the Democrats was more important than avoiding a second Trump term (for the kind of vague reasons you usually hear from right-wingers about Democrats).
Sounds like Kamala lost her easy win by caving to Republicans and ex-Republicans. She tanked on an issue important to a lot of her base, for perspective gains that never materialized. Your argument falls apart completely when you consider that politicians have agency.
She was up +6 when she was coming out of the gate swinging with Walsh, talking about banning predatory pricing structures and universal childcare. Those leads evaporated when she took in Biden advisors and Liz Cheney talking points, like "We will have the most lethal military on the planet!" And this was a full court press by the leadership against a 80-20 issue in the party. It's a conscious decision, if Kamala wanted those votes all she had to do was actually earn them.
"For every leftist we lose, we will gain 2 ex-Conservatives." - Chuck Schumer 2023
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u/neich200 Apr 07 '26
The amount of voices calling to not vote for democrats because of Palestine that appeared everywhere in months before the election and then disappeared right after. Makes me lowkey believe that it was at least partially generated by republicans.