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"It's simple, really. We liked the way things were four years ago," said Samuel Negron, a Pennsylvania state constable and member of the large Puerto Rican community in the city of Allentown.

Donald Trump achieved a decisive victory over Kamala Harris, capturing key demographics that traditionally supported Democrats. He gained substantial support from white working-class voters, saw a 14-point increase among Latino voters, and performed better than expected with younger voters, especially men.

Economic concerns, particularly inflation, were central to Trump’s appeal, with voters across states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin favoring his promises of lower prices and stricter immigration policies.

Harris struggled to retain support in diverse and working-class areas, as voters blamed Democrats for economic hardships.

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[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Of course it can work that way, we just saw it happen on Tuesday. Look at all the votes the dems lost between elections. All those protests, all the people demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza, all those people asking about cheaper rent and healthcare, those people asking about why there's still kids in cages at the border. Inaction, regardless of the outcome, does not equal support for the victor. But sure, let's homogenize the two major parties and make elections even more of a farce than they already are.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What we saw is the majority of american voters decided they want the right. If the majority did not it would have turned out different. No one makes left turn by not turning the wheel left or trying to turn it right in the hopes of doing a 270.

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Very true, the vast majority of america is right leaning, even diehard dems, as the democratic party is easily center-right as it stands. The left, the actual left, sees they don't even have a hand on the wheel, and the moderate dems were alienated by Harris's commitment to genocide. It doesn't even matter, as the corporatocractic oligarchs are unchanged and unthreatened by democrats and republicans alike.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

With the first trump win I had not lost all hope but now its like the old saying. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Just like with climate change I will continue to make my choice the better outcome but long term I see what the reality is and I have no real hope outside of hoping for the slide to be as least steep as possible.

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

I try to look on the bright side, we get to watch an empire collapse in real time through memes and stupid little videos on tik tok.