What caused the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential campaign to implode so horrifically?

Anybody listening?: Not sure how much this is related to the previous point…but Biden had a bad habit of not telling folks how much he was doing for them…inflation began to fall…but instead of calling a ‘weekly inflation update’…he was modest and didn’t say much. This could have been interpreted as ‘he didn’t care.’ or wasn't doing much.

Harris gaffes: Once she steps in to run for Biden…she has several accomplishments. She wins her one-on-one debate with Trump, raises a ton of cash…and catches Trump in the polls by Aug…but then makes Biden’s mistake and doesn’t really talk inflation, says she wouldn’t (‘nothing I can think of’) change anything from their policies. In that moment, to many folks, her candidacy becomes 'more of the same' of Biden.

Let's not ignore the obvious: While other countries elected women leaders decades ago (Meir, Gandhi, Thatcher, etc.), many Americans still seem uncomfortable supporting a female candidate for Pres. So, Harris lost some voters from the 'get-go'.

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What Don Trump accomplished was incredible. He went from almost being in jail to winning the White House…where he may spend his golden years…while most criminals have an unpleasant end…he may avoid jail and go out on top.

Anybody home? Biden seemed increasingly frail and reacted slowly…whether this was due to his age, infirmity, or dispositon…Biden, both when running in 2020 and throughout his Administration, tended to react to events slowly, when it was revealed that he was actually infirm…other countries showed less respect for him, did what they wanted, and indirectly flaunted his physical weakness via a more aggressive foreign policy (Russia, Israel).

As historic as what Trump did is…Let’s take a moment and appreciate what Harris did, too. Over her 107 day campaign you saw her learn. She jumped in and took over for Joe Biden at the highest level in politics…on the fly. Not everyone would do that. Not everyone could. Ok. She was cautious and a bit scripted. But you also saw that she seemed to care and connect with folks, too. Toward the end, she developed an authentic and moving message. She deserves credit for giving the Dems a chance in the election. After Biden’s debate and his obvious weaknesses…he may have lost this contest by 20 points. She took Trump on, beat him in the debate, and inspired millions of Americans. VP Harris is a great role model for girls, women, and activists in this country. Regardless of what you think of her policies or if you agree with her.

Hi everybody! I have been looking at posts on narcs and narc abuse on here and if has really helped me out a lot. I am currently struggling with my situation and need some advice/support. I met a narc last year, everything seemed to good to be true. Love bombing, always texting calling and taking me on dates. Everything changed when someone warned me about him out in public in front of him and who he is. This caused a conflict with us and the love bombing seized. he would tell me that everything is okay and i can come and talk. He would set a time limit on me and kick me out after that. he would then text me like everything was fine and we hung out again and after that he completely ghosted me for one week. He came back and texted me a week later laughing about the ghosting and acting like nothing had happened. he continued to text me ( not like in the beginning) make plans with me, then on the day of the plans he would just ghost me. One day he would act interested the next silence. i contacted him a month later and he acted like nothing happened. He was on a vacation and sent me a picture of another woman ( someone he allegedly met on the trip) to strike a reaction but i never gave him one. After the trip he came to my place and was extremely rude, accusing me of going on dates with a bunch of men. The next day he accused me of being an alcoholic and that he wanted nothing to do with me but said well maybe we can be "friends" then ghosted me i assumed at this point it was over and i would never hear from him again. He contacted me on the holiday a month later acting like everything was great. We ended up hanging out a month or so later and when we hung out it went well, i thought things were going in the right direction. after we hung out.. silence. I would try to text him and if he replied it would be very short then he just stopped replying. He ghosted me for almost three months. I thought he was done this time and of course he popped up again like nothing happened. At this point i was getting sick of if so i questioned him as to why he dissapeared and always does this. Of course he had some sob story about a injury and family member dying of cancer. I felt pity for him and he gave me an apology.. so i took him back stupidly. things seemed to be going smooth for a couple months, of course until his family member died and his injury got better he never contacted me and was distant. Menawhile, i was there for him during the difficult time for him. He lied to me about the funeral and never wanted to chat. I was chasing him and he would always claim nothing was wrong but when i said i thought he used me when he was down he could not handle it and would always tell me he didnt care and to go away. I would get so upset i would try texting him to work it out he would barelt respond and if he did he would not be nice about it. we did hang out a couple times after that, he would ignore me after. One day i was like hey i think you are seeing someone else, and i was like well ixam seeing someone so no problem if you are he said " buy bye good luck with your new guy stop contacting me" i was devastated and tried to get into contact with him for weeks then i just gave up and accepted it was over. He ended up contacting me a month later acting like everything was fine. He wanted to go out and have drinks i told him i would. He and i both seemed to have a great time. He ends up ignoring me again. I kept texting him trying to figure out what was wrong. He kept saying everything was fine and i said ok can we hang out again? He said maybe i was like why? He just kept saying maybe … our last conversation we had… i said what is wrong ? He said nothing is wrong everything is fine. I asked him why he keeps saying maybe. He said " maybe but i dont want to see you right now" i said why? He saix " im just not feeling it, if i wanted to date i would" i said why did you contact me less then a week ago wanting to go out? He said i didnt.. even though he did. So i said should i just move on or what? He said whatever you want to do. So i said that he was really confusing me and asked him if he had anything more to say before i move on? My messages were turning green so i panicked he blocked me and reacted irrationally. I said " omg did you block me? My messages are not going through. Even texted him on my work phone asking what was up. And called him twice ( please dont judge me i know it is pathetic i never was this type of girl before him) so he replied and said " Ok I'll block you now" then immedietly blocked me. He has never blocked me before since I have met him he will just ghost. Is this ths final discard aka " grand finale? Did i just push him too far? this has upset me so much its hard to even function.

Israel/Gaza: Harris alienates traditional democratic voting groups (students, Jews, Middle Eastern folks) concerned about foreign conflicts…Why? Because she had the character to say she supported Israel, but that they shouldn’t kill women and children while defending themselves. Instead of being praised for loyalty or compassion…she managed to alienate Jews as well as supporters of those in Gaza. A more seasoned campaigner might have been able to make her nuanced and compassionate stand on Gaza a strength…instead she lost blocks of voters in Mi, Pa, Wi, elsewhere. (And let’s face it, Netanyahu did her no favors by staging attacks during the last two weeks of the campaign…and never agreeing to any sort of ceasefire.)

Harris loses…

Paying Respect…

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The Devil himself would be jealous.

Americans thought we were on the wrong track…70%. Usually, that results in a landslide for the other side. The only reason the dems had a chance in the 2024 election is because the reviled Trump was the opponent.

You have to ask yourself, how could Don Trump ever win an election when he was reviled by 50% of the public and never won the popular vote in any election he ran?

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Running Mate: Harris first major decision was to pick her own VP. She could have chosen Gov. Shapiro of PA…and perhaps that alone helps her carry that state and strengthen her bond to Israel/Jewish voters…but she picks Walz from MN…who loses his only debate and isn’t much help after that.

Inflation: Americans were pissed at the cost of living…inflation basically, though declining, totaling 20% since 2021. Keep in mind that often prices went up much more than that, too. Insurance premiums went up by 30% and this doesn’t include the thousands of dollars resulting from the tariffs that were instituted by Trump in 2017…but also continued by Biden.

So, why did Trump win, despite his flaws and criminality? Biden was a historically weak candidate who had unexpected health problems that he waited too long to address by withdrawing. Harris, despite some obvious skills, made a series of gaffes, didn't articulate her own policies—other than tax cuts—till it was too late…and she was running when nearly every factor or indicator said she’d likely lose. If the candidate had been anyone but the reviled Trump…she loses by 10 points.

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