Harris Tried to Win Over Republicans. Democratic Support Collapsed Instead
www.rollingstone.com
Kamala Harris did not pull Republicans from Trump, and the percentage of voters identifying as Democrat declined, according to exit polls.

Harris only received five percent of Republican votes — less than the six percent Joe Biden won in 2020 when he beat Trump, as well as the seven percent won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 when she lost to him. While Harris won independents and moderates, she did so by smaller margins than Biden did in 2020.

Meanwhile, Harris lost households earning under $100,000, while Democratic turnout collapsed. Votes are still being counted, but Harris is on pace to underperform Biden’s 2020 totals by millions of votes.

  • Billiam@lemmy.world
    631·
    8 days ago

    we survived a first Trump term

    As long as you weren’t one of the million Americans who died of COVID thanks to his misadministration.

    Or the Capitol police who died as a result from his attempted insurrection.

    • b34k@lemmy.world
      30·
      8 days ago

      I mean, he’s an ex-pat who was living in Hong Kong, S Korea, and Vietnam for most of Trumps first term… so I’m sure he didn’t feel it as hard as most of us who were here for it.

      • Jerkface@lemmy.world
        312·
        8 days ago

        “Thousands of my countrymen will perish, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.”

        • Damage@feddit.it
          6·
          8 days ago

          It’s a mistake reasoning as if you’re taking of one guy. Maybe one third of your population voted, and most of those voted for Trump, it means that most of you guys are pretty ok with dying during the next COVID or whatever