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Democrats Now Leaderless After Trump Presidential Win

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2 weeks ago

2024-11-07

Democrats Leaderless After Trump Presidential Win

Democrats spent billions of dollars with the legacy media to try and create fear among American voters that Donald Trump posed an imminent threat to democracy; in the end, voters didn’t care. They chose to believe their own eyes and not the rhetoric.

Following Kamala Harris’ decisive loss, the Democrats are now entering a second Trump presidency without a clear leader, a clear plan, or an accord on the reasons for their significant miscalculations in the 2024 election.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent and former Democratic primary candidate, had warned Harris before Election Day that she was focusing too much on flipping Republican votes and not enough on pocketbook issues. He issued a statement excoriating party leadership.

“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” he said. “First, it was the white working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well.

While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.”

Trump’s promises to impose tariffs on both allies and foes and his threats to American businesses contemplating the relocation of jobs offshore were alluring to union workers.

Alexandra Rojas, the executive director of the far-left Justice Democrats, told AP that the party’s leadership must “accept responsibility for that a second”Donald Trump presidency was once again feasible under their supervision.”

Rojas charged that the Democratic Party is los”ng legitimacy among the everyday people and marginalized communities, who are continuously used as stepping stones to win elections. She also acknowledged that “there are no easy answers for where we as a coun”ry and movement go from here.”

The data indicates that Democrats have” substantial work to do.

Faiz Shakir, the Democratic strategist who oversaw Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, is concerned that Sanders’s Democratic Party will fail to engage in the necessary introspection after this catastrophic defeat.

He asserted that “a healthy party is challenging itself to conduct”that type of autopsy and hear what we did wrong.” “I am not even aware that such a process will occur. He asks, “Will the Democratic Party’s well-paid consultant and big-money interParty learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?”

“Will they comprehend the political alienation and pain that tens of millions of Americans are currently experiencing?” Do they have any suggestions for how we can confront the Oligarchy, which is gaining economic and political influence at an accelerated pace? It is unlikely, he said.

Source: AP

Despite All the Odds, Donald Trump Gets Elected

Despite All the Odds Donald Trump Elected 47th President

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Kamala Concession Speech Trends on Google

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2 weeks ago

2024-11-06

Geoff Brown

One day after former President Donald Trump’s historic re-election, Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the presidential race and vowed to maintain unity. Her concession speech trended on Google with over 5 million searches.

“I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign, but I do concede this election.” She stated, “In our nation, we owe loyalty not to a president or a party, but to the Constitution of the United States.”

Kamala Harris acknowledged that there was no viable strategy for obtaining the presidency even though her speech was not what she intended.

In the center of Washington, DC, Harris delivered a speech at her alma mater, Howard University. Harris expressed her gratitude to the hundreds of campaign workers and volunteers who worked assiduously on her campaign and to the tens of millions of voters who cast their votes for her.

Kamala Harris also stated that the country should unite for a peaceful power transfer despite the agony of losing.

She said, “We must acknowledge the outcomes of this election.” “I conversed with President-elect Trump earlier today and congratulated him on his victory.”

I also informed him that we would assist him and his team during his transition and participate in a peaceful transfer of power.

In the interim, Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a caustic statement regarding the presidential election results, accusing the Democratic Party of having “abandoned” working-class voters. It’s unsurprising that “a Democratic Party that has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.”

Sanders, who secured re-election last night, stated that the party’s white working-class voters were the first to quit and that it now appears that Latino and Black workers are following suit. “The American people are enraged and desire change despite the Democratic leadership’s defense of the status quo,” he stated. “And they’re right.”

Trump and Vance were also congratulated on their electoral victory by former President Obama, who ardently campaigned for Harris in the final stretch before Election Day. This was announced in a statement published today.

“This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues,” according to him. “But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.”

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Taylor Swift Supports Kamala Harris as a “Steadyhanded” Leader.

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Despite All the Odds Donald Trump Elected 47th President

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2 weeks ago

2024-11-06

Geoff Brown

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States.

On Wednesday, Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, a remarkable turnaround for a former president who refused to concede defeat four years ago.

Trump achieved the 270 electoral votes required to secure the presidency with a victory in Wisconsin. On Wednesday afternoon, he emerged victorious in Michigan, conquering the “blue wall” with Pennsylvania.

On Wednesday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris contacted President-Elect Trump to congratulate her and acknowledge his victory in the election. Shortly thereafter, Vice President Biden conversed with Trump to extend his congratulations and invitation to the White House.

Foreign leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also phoned Trump.

“I would like to express my gratitude to the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected as your 47th and 45th president,” Trump addressed a crowd of enthusiastic supporters in Florida before officially confirming their victory.

“Today, you demonstrated unprecedented attendance to secure a victory, and we have endured an immense amount of hardship together,” Trump said. This was truly exceptional, and we will repay you,” he added.

Upon his return to office, Trump will collaborate with a Senate that is now under Republican control, while the House’s governance remains uncertain.

Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks, cryptocurrencies, and the U.S. stock market all surged Wednesday as investors anticipated a smooth election and Trump’s return to the White House.

Trump has pledged to implement an agenda that prioritizes the substantial revamping of the federal government during his second term.

When Trump assumes office on January 20, he will face various challenges, such as global crises testing America’s influence abroad and heightened political polarization.

Trump has pledged to revolutionize nearly every facet of the American government. This encompasses the intention to initiate the most extensive deportation operation in the nation’s history, once more pursue a zero-sum approach to foreign policy, and increase the use of tariffs.

Upon his arrival in Washington in 2017, Trump was unfamiliar with the mechanisms of federal authority. Congress, the judiciary, and senior staff members who acted as guardrails impeded his agenda.

This time, Trump has declared that he will surround himself with allies who will execute his agenda without question and arrive with hundreds of proposed executive orders, legislative proposals, and in-depth policy papers.

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US Election Polls Who’s Leading in the Swing States

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2 weeks ago

2024-11-05

Geoff Brown

US Election Polls Who's Leading in the Swing States

In less than 24 hours, voters in the United States will cast their ballots on Election Day, and the outcome of the presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is still a toss-up, according to the most recent polling.

On Monday, Harris maintained a modest nationwide lead, but Trump maintained a slight advantage in some key swing states.

As a result, the presidential campaign is down to its final push on the eve of November 5. Harris will spend the entire day Monday in Pennsylvania, with the most electoral votes out of the states, and is expected to decide the outcome of the Electoral College.

Meanwhile, Trump plans to make four stops in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. He will wind up in Grand Rapids, where he spent his first two seasons.

According to the polling site 270toWin, Harris led Trump by 1% (48.3% vs. 47.3%) based on an average of 22 polls, the most recent as of November 3. That lead falls well within the margin of error.

The last New York Times/Siena survey shows that Trump and Harris are virtually tied. According to the survey, Harris is gaining ground in North Carolina and Georgia, while Trump is increasing his lead in Pennsylvania and maintaining it in Arizona.

At the state level, Trump maintained an advantage over Harris in many battleground states that would determine the election outcome. According to 270toWin, polls released Monday showed him a tiny advantage in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Harris led on Monday in Michigan and Wisconsin, according to 270 to Win.

A surprise new Iowa poll by J. Ann Selzer considered the “gold standard” pollster, finds Harris leading Trump by three points in the Hawkeye State.

Trump won Iowa easily in 2016 and 2020, and it is not one of the seven swing states that will decide this year’s election.

The poll is an aberration; an Emerson poll released Saturday had Trump up by 10 points in Iowa, but it does suggest that there may be some shocks on Tuesday. Selzer is well-known for previous surveys that correctly forecasted Trump’s 8-point lead over Joe Biden in Iowa in 2020 and his comfortable victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Swing state polls today.

Arizona Polls

According to 270toWin, an average of 15 surveys, the most recent of which was on November 3, showed Trump with a 1.6% lead over Harris. Arizona holds 11 electoral votes.

Georgia polls.

An average of 12 polls, the most recent on November 3, show Trump with a 1.2% advantage in Georgia, which holds 16 electoral votes.

Michigan polls.

An average of 20 polls, the latest November 3, show Harris a 1.5% advantage in Michigan. Michigan holds 15 electoral votes.

Nevada polls

An average of 13 surveys, the most recent on November 3, show Trump with a 0.6% advantage in Nevada, which has six electoral votes.
North Carolina Polls

An average of 15 polls, the most current on November 3, show Trump with a 1.2% advantage in North Carolina, Which holds 16 electoral votes.

Pennsylvania polls

An average of 22 surveys, the most recent on November 3, show Trump with a 0.1% lead in Pennsylvania, which holds 19 electoral votes.

Wisconsin Polls

According to an average of 14 surveys, the most recent on November 3, Harris has a 0.8% lead in Wisconsin, which has ten electoral votes.
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