Why Trump Won

[@pjm3005]

as a Canadian, i totally underestimated how much Democratic voters disliked Kamala Harris. The media did a poor job of reporting on this sentiment. big surprise, you can't trust global, cbc or ctv.

[@dougdupont6134]

You can trust CFCF12 though. Especially after 10 O'Clock

[@TimG-lq1pe]

No offense my man but how did you not know the mainstream media were not functioning properly before this?

[@nathaniel1207]

yeah, Kamala replacing biden after the primary was really a bad move. they needed biden to drop earlier to give the replacement more legitimacy, and they needed a candidate that wasn't associated with the last 4 years to pull right leaning voters. they got neither a legitimate nor baggage free candidate. thats a big part of what lost them the election

[@SASMADBRUV7]

Hindsight is a beautiful thing but remember how she was the worst democratic candidate in 2020

[@pjm3005]

@@dougdupont6134 lol, laugh but i do trust the local news guys more than the smarmy talking heads on the national broadcasts.

[@AA-ux6gg]

They talked too much about identity politics instead of economic policy. Most people are only concerned about the economy and their next meal.

[@sammni]

lol just posted exactly what you said 30 seconds later

[@rileymiller7786]

What are you on about? She made a deliberate effort to not talk about identity politics

[@friendlyotaku9525]

And Trump will destroy the economy as economists have LITERALLY said. And when did they talk about identity politics, come on now?

[@seansmith3058]

There was almost no discussion of identity politics.

[@yapisaiah5307]

and trump's tariffs and tax cuts for the rich is DEFINITELY not going to achieve that

[@nathanurinovsky3819]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I feel like Kamala didn't have much base of actual supporters of her to begin with. Yes, there are pently of people who voted for her because she is a Democrat, but I just feel like there not are many people voting for her because she is Kamala Harris. It also seems like a lot of her campaign was just "Donald Trump is bad". Just my 2cents.

[@hiiamelecktro4985]

That’s valid. She had no base of support. Her entire campaign was trying to cozy up to Trump’s base while ignoring her own. She came out as a progressive with the Wallz pick. But after that has not done a single progressive thing, focusing on center right policies. So all her initial momentum died down instantly leaving her with no base of support. Like, she tried the “though on immigration” thing. But like, the left hates that, and right would always pick the dude that’s had that opinion since 2016. So who was this for?

[@maxattacks25]

Yeah, I think most people who voted for her did so because: A) she’s not Trump B) she’s a democrat

[@mattdamutt5681]

@@hiiamelecktro4985 She wasn't tough on immigration at all anyway. The border has been wide open all this time, we saw all the people crossing it. The left is even starting to reach a limit. Harris denied she was the border 'czar', despite us having the receipts that she indeed was named in charge. And you know what? She was so absent from the job that it might as well be true.

[@forme1981]

But that's her own fault, right? Why couldn't she attract voters?!

[@nothanks71]

Correct. Trump was a former president with die hard supporters since at least 2016. Her logic was "well if they don't want Trump they'll vote for me" not realizing that for those leaning left, the dems already disappointed them(through Biden).

[@chrisrussell8245]

Guys....inflation fell. That means that they merely stopped going up. That doesn't mean the prices went down. We are still struggling at the grocery store.

[@비옌이]

You know deflation (price decreases) is actually just as bad and could be even worse than inflation, right?

[@JimboRustles]

Plus the prices at the grocery store are way higher than just the official inflation number of 23% increase since right before Covid.

[@tamberlame27]

@@비옌이 please explain how going back to prices from 2020 would be bad for people.

[@1370802]

@tamberlame27 This is copied and pasted from Banco de España. Let us consider how deflation works: if you expect the price of a product - such as a car or a television - to decrease, you will delay the purchase until the price falls. If the belief that prices are going to fall persists over time and all consumers postpone their purchase decisions, companies will have to cut their prices due to the lack of sales. In addition, lower prices mean lower profits, which will force companies to reduce costs. They will therefore tend to lower employee wages or even lay off staff, thus driving up unemployment. Unlike inflation, deflation makes it harder to repay debts because it increases the real debt burden (i.e. the value of debt in terms of the consumption basket). This could result in households and firms being unable to meet their payment obligations.

[@awilduser895]

@@1370802Basic necessities such as groceries definitely won’t have any delay in being bought however. Also, you’re assuming high information among consumers but in reality, most consumers don’t notice minor shifts in prices - unlike the drastic increase in inflation post covid

[@scottmcginn2169]

Why did minorities vote for Trump? Because they are more likely to live in low socio-economic areas and are most impacted by increases in the cost of living. They live in the US, have citizenship (as evidenced by the fact they have a vote), and don't really care if people in the countries they came from can now join them. They care about lowering their household costs and being able to heat their homes. As for the "economy is doing well", like the UK, this hides the fact that the gap between those that have and those that have not has grown. People at the lower end are suffering more. Having people in the Democrats tell them "all is good", is BS to them.

[@tomaburque]

People who voted for Trump for him to lower consumer prices are in for a rude awakening when the tariffs hit.

[@slim7406]

@@tomaburque Exactly, thank you for saying this. People don't understand how horrible tariffs are for economies and don't realize that just because the stock market is doing good, that doesn't mean the economy is doing good. They operate on different wavelengths, and the stock market booming can mean a great economy but it can also mean a failing economy in the future.

[@VOCARITZ]

Also, Kamala is a woman. If any misogynists cared about Biden, they most likely all voted for Trump, just because he's a man.

[@scottmcginn2169]

@@tomaburque The issue when people say the economy is doing well is the measures used. In both the UK and the US that widening gap between the haves and have not has just shifted wealth. The spending power of the lower thirds has continually decreased. By no means am I saying Trump has any ability to improve the lives of those people, or any interest in doing it. But he appealed to them in a clearer more simplistic way, while Harris faced two issues, firstly she was seen as part of the government that was causing the pain, and two she was saying everything was fine.

[@OttoKreml]

Especially the spike in rental prices which biden didn't do anything about at all.

[@blanknight]

Almost all minorities are more conservative on average than the general populace. If there is no stigma for them to vote for republicans then they are potentially a perfect fit and a shift in voting patterns seen only once in a generation

[@danporath536]

The white saviors want to keep them from going against “their own interests”.

[@AYTM1200]

"Seen only once in a generation" I'm sorry but this is the norm now, most migrants vote Democrat first time out of gratitude to them but as they stay in the US they realise their values align more with Republicans. This isn't a one off thing, it's the norm now. I'd like to see how Democrats deal with migration now it doesn't benefit them as much as they thought.

[@dean_l33]

Especially true in Hispanic and black Americans

[@MarketsDriveTheWorld]

Black people agree more with America is the greatest country in the world than white liberals, and Hispanic are more conservative on immigration. 😂😂😂😂 White liberals own the news but barely make a dent in America's demographic 😂😂

[@h.p.lovecraft6211]

That's not true. White people won Trump this election.

[@Not_a_Femboy._.]

Trump talked about what he would do, Kamala also talked about what Trump would do. I think it was a pretty predictable election.

[@ThootenTootinTabootin]

It's all she seemed to talk about. She even started speeches with "Donald Trump....."

[@BladerMio]

@@ThootenTootinTabootin Donald kept insulting Kamala on literally every convention he did while Kamala didnt even mention him in her final speech and talking more policies in general

[@liminalcriminal_]

@@BladerMio Yeah but normal people aren’t watching conventions, but they see the 30 million ads on every social media site and TV going at trump, many of which are incredibly misleading or just buying into childish hysteria

[@FutureNostalgia5ever]

No, she talked a lot about her policies. It's more like the average voter didn't think it was important to learn the policies of the candidates before voting. Wow, so many people are offended. I am not a democrat. Not even an American. Only someone interested in politics. To clarify, I am not making any analysis of why Kamala lost. I am simply replying to a comment which talks about Kamala not talking about her politics. And I know a lot of policies she promised because I kept up with things and actually listened to her. Meaning that yes, if you are someone who says you are not aware about her policies, you are the one at fault. How do you even vote before learning such an important information?

[@dylanhartung7749]

@@FutureNostalgia5everthis is why you lost. Blame the public and not her embarrassing last minute delusional campaign

[@bryanturnbow8189]

She kind of shot herself in the foot. Saying things like “we’re going to fix everything” with a lot of people asking back “why aren’t you fixing things now?”

[@joecurran2811]

Wouldn't do anything differently to Biden

[@carolnelson1860]

excuse most of these dumb fool do not know how government works.

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

At the same time though, is that any different from the other guy? We have experience with him being making big sweeping promises with no follow through. Harris would have at least been a blank slate

[@richhornie7000]

If she does even just a fraction of what she promises NOW, she might win

[@me-hk4ic]

Why hasn't Biden attempted to legalize abortion nationally for the last 3 years since RoeVWade was overturned? Abortion was liberal women's top voting priority according to some statistics.

[@effeff7029]

The economy might do well on paper but that doesn’t mean that people are doing well financially. The average person only sees that they are making less money while groceries and gas are getting more expensive.

[@parscompacta9241]

Bidenomics was brilliant for wall street/investors (25% of the electorate).... but rotten for the rest.

[@alexandru5369]

Yeah I was like the U.S. economy is doing better than international economies. I'm like how bad is the global economy doing then?

[@JSM-bb80u]

​@@parscompacta9241lol. Trumponomics would be good for average people😂

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

This is everywhere in the world btw, not just US

[@parscompacta9241]

@JSM-bb80u We don't know yet (unless you can see into the future). We will have to wait till 2028 to do the analysis.

[@lukedornon960]

Worth remembering that Harris was just a terrible candidate too. She was so unpopular even in the Democrat base that she dropped out of the 2020 primary before the first caucus.

[@TheErolind]

Wait, just yesterday the celebrities and media were telling me she was the greatest thing since sliced bread?🤔

[@fubar12345]

​@@TheErolind The american left is in this place where they think they can just gaslight everyone into believing anything, and if they just block mute and ban anyone that doesn't get on board, those people stop existing. But in reality, everyone else can see their delusions for what they are.

[@zaknakmenace9356]

​​@@TheErolind paid endorsement?? Kamala's campaign spend atleast a billion dollars and 20 millions debt and still lose by a landslid

[@randomhuman2595]

It didn't matter what candidate they chose Dems where doomed from the start because of inflation

[@1Rowdy05]

@@TheErolindthis is just the left trying to cope bro the excuses were going to roll in it was just a matter of time.

[@callumcostello12]

Speaking as an American here who lives in New York. I had to pause the video at the point where you're talking about America's reduction of inflation and impressive gdp and productivity numbers. All of those gains are going to companies and the top 1%. The living standard in America has declined for the average citizen. Some people have found it too expensive to even live. These are people with no recreational budget. All they're trying to do is afford rent, food, and child care. When their take-home pay does not cover those three things, it doesn't matter what the US GDP is. They're going to vote out of protest. To them Trump is punishment to the system. To the people who have claimed to represent them but have given them nothing to show for their vote.

[@alx9r]

Yup, this TLDR though. The channel is plainly more enamored with their own bizarre narratives than the difference in meaning between total GDP and median income per capita.

[@E3ECO]

That makes sense, but Trump is only going to make their lives worse. As a people, Americans have no patience.

[@samuela-aegisdottir]

But these problems are present everywhere in the world. We are all struggling post-covid. Many countries are struggling even more than US (UK, Germany, China), some are collapsing (Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Egypt). It is stupid to blame the wordwide economic problems on Biden and vote Trump based on it. Biden is not responsible for the problems and Trump will make them worse (his tarrifs will definitelly rise infation).

[@samuela-aegisdottir]

The problem is Americans have chosen to be blind to the state of the global economic. USA is during much better than the rest of the word inflation-wise and growth-wise, but this the context Americans are blind to. They only consider local factors while living in global word. Current infation and other economic problems are caused by covid and Putin's invasion to Ukraine, but American voters blame it on the president.

[@borrago]

No one cares what Yanky City-Boy thinks.

[@Red-Check-Mark]

"While Harris improved on Biden's numbers..." Brother, she did not outperform Biden in a SINGLE COUNTY. Not one in the entire country. That is extremely sad. I guess installing a candidate that didn't win any delegates the honest way wasn't the best strategy. XD

[@nasis18]

I guess somehow, getting 16 million less votes counts as "improving."

[@비옌이]

This is stupid. Just looking at Georgia, most Atlanta metro counties shifted further democrat. Yeah an overwhelming number of counties nationwide, even the ones where people actually live, shifted republican, but your statement is factually false and unworthy of the dumb confidence indicated by your all caps.

[@Red-Check-Mark]

@@비옌이 Don't have to. The data shows she didn't outperform Biden in a single county. Cope.

[@Taxmt]

​@비옌이 literally watch the CNN clip. They made an error and checked states initially (she did not outperform Biden in a SINGLE STATE by 3% or more), but when they checked counties like they intended there were a mere 58 counties. Trump still leads by 4M votes, so at this point it would take literally every remaining vote from California (est. 6 million) to flip the popular vote in her favor with a barely comfortable margin of 2 million votes.

[@TheGreatMEOWS]

I remember a CNN reporter was like “SERIOUSLY??? NOT A SINGLE ONE??” 😂

[@alex29443]

Media polarisation is definitely not a US specific issue.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: ▪︎If Western Media Censors Anti-Semitic posts ▪︎Allows Islamophobic posts ▪︎Western Media complicit for Islamophobia ▪︎Like Nazi Media complicit for Anti-Semitism,no?

[@alex29443]

@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings Not at all, I see them censoring the right in general on a huge scale.

[@Mike_Viola]

True. But it's FAAAR worse there.

[@AnotherCriticalKnob]

@@Mike_Viola Honestly? Because as an Anglo-American, I see LOADS more inciteful and inflammatory content coming from our side of the pond that's gaining traction off of the coat tails of Trump than I do in the country with the actual so-called "fascist". I see Brits positing ideas of "genetic predisposition" towards "white" and ideas of Indians being dirty as a byproduct of their immutable characteristics blatantly, with rabid support, while the most inflammatory thing I've truly seen from America is mostly dished out via Twitter from no-name accounts with no engagement. ENGLAND has the fascist/racist/misogynistic problem. We're just saying it's all America's fault and throwing our hands up, pretending our little blackshirts and BUF supporters are dead and buried, when they're really just doing a March of Cable Street on KZbin.

[@Freezyloen]

You're right, it isn't, but it's definitely on steroids in the US compared to other Western countries.

[@NellofTOC]

Please STOP using the word “inflation” to describe “prices”. Americans generally do not understand the concept of inflation rates but they can clearly compare pricing on everyday items and services. Economists and policymakers can say “Inflation is down” meanwhile consumers/voters are questioning “Why are prices still so high then?” This is the disconnect in American economic discussions.

[@nathaniel1207]

very good point. inflation and prices are two different things, and are widely conflated in news media. The US voter still sees prices being anywhere from 1.5x to 4x as high as they were pre-covid and that breeds distrust when the media says that inflation is low. "bullshit. im still paying $4+ for a gallon of gas! it was $1.40 4 years ago"

[@angelaalbury986]

They'll understand high prices when trumps tariffs kick in

[@ivolol]

Talk to Americans like they're stupid?

[@imagrillsubtome7747]

americans do know what inflation is come on

[@mattdillon4398]

What does being American have to do with understanding economics or not? Americans know very well that the media lies by omission. They tell you inflation is down while prices are going up. Both are called inflation. One is the rate of inflation and the other is total inflation. The media talks about the rate while purposely ignoring the total because they are corrupt and in the tank for the Dems.

[@diamonddino7024]

I don't care what the numbers say about the economy being good. When everything costs more in my daily life. Went to mcdonald's, and it cost 20bucks for the meal and the drink. Just because the stock market and companies are making money. Doesn't mean I'm making money.

[@cherubin7th]

This is exactly why they call the economy good. The plebs suffer for the rich.

[@Zz81flo]

I’m still trying to understand how Trump is going to make it better in the coming years. People voted for him and all but I just don’t see any specific details of how he is going to make the economy better. I guess we have to wait and see. There is no story at the moment with numbers to believe his campaign promises.

[@doublea4012]

​@@Zz81flothe same way voters didn't see how Kamala could make it better too seeing as: 1) she's part of the current administration that causes the mess and 2) they can see trump's track record in office, not the best but definitely better than what we have now

[@airshipflea5219]

@@doublea4012 Except the current administration actually prevented a complete economic collapse. Sure it's worse than what it was before, but if you use a little bit of common sense you'd realize that the current administration had nothing to do with why the economy sucked the past 2 years.

[@aaronburr956]

​@@doublea4012 Add on to that, a lot of people probably believe that kamala is directly responsible for some of it, or at least had a large part in it. People knew biden wasnt mentally fit to serve 4 years ago, and it was only liberal media that tried to say otherwise, along with brainwashed people on the left who actually believed the bs. A lot of people believed that someone else was pulling the strings during his term, and kamala would have been in a prime position to do so. Whether or not someone else was making the decisions, and whether or not she was in control, the ideas are there.

[@ellaaysun6181]

I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem -- greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My husband and I will be retiring in the next two years n another country. We are absolutely worried that SS! will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.

[@aydin6219]

I know this lady you just mentioned. Stephanie Janis Stiefel is a portfolio manager and investment advisor. She gained recognition as an employee of neuberger berman; a renowned investor she is. Stephanie Janis Stiefel has demonstrated expertise in investment strategies and has been involved in managing portfolios and providing guidance to clients.

[@GouverPanel]

I’m planning to move to Thailand in four years time. What about you?

[@LuuzbelitoPirogovsky]

I went from no money to Invest with to busting my A** off on Uber eats for four months to raise about $20k to start trading with Stephanie Janis Stiefel. I am at $128k right now and LOVING that you have to bring this up here

[@DhaliaKaimkhani]

I’m moving to Australia. Been there before and they have good healthcare.

[@JessieeAlmar]

I’m moving to Australia. Been there before and they have good healthcare.

[@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc]

Trump won close to the 74.25m votes from 2024, while Harris got likely (assuming 70m votes after CA counts come in) way below the 81.2m votes that voted for Biden in 2020. This is under an expanding voter base. Trump retained most of his base, while Harris squandered it away by not focusing on standard of living issues that the core of the Democratic voting base has been asking for over 30 years.

[@EbonySaints]

Part of the reason is that unlike that horrible year, 2020, there wasn't an overwhelming amount of complete failure of almost a million dead people due to an inept policy to consider. The lack of an immediate existential crisis didn't help. But I agree with that Trump base thing and have since 2016. If there's one thing he was ever honest about, it was him saying that he could shoot someone dead on 5th Avenue and not lose a vote. Given all the stuff that has happened since, that is probably the most accurate thing he has ever said.

[@giovanniconni8891]

Speaking from abroad, but it seems to me that she talked a lot about support for buying houses and for young families, which sounded like good solutions for living issues

[@mackyhilden4573]

If you think people care about policy when MAGA is the most idiotic and policy absent movement in history, you are extremely blind. People vote based on vibes, when the biggest media presences are fox news, joe rogan, and candace owens, it doesn't matter what you think will sound good, people will not hear you in the first place because they only hear the 24/7 MAGA machine that cries about how evil anything democrat is.

[@MateDrinker33]

@@giovanniconni8891 Except to both administer the FHA and also to set interest rates, the American Federal government has almost no involvement in residential housing policy; this is primarily administered as a municipal and/or state issue over here (e.g., for code enforcement or construction permitting purposes, etc.).

[@yourunclejoe9500]

she did do that you are lying

[@Zefurion1988]

Jesus, Barron Trump is tall. I remember him in 2016 being just a kid.

[@stevenbragg85]

He is 6’9”

[@dai-belizariusz3087]

@@stevenbragg85 nice

[@Northex23]

been 8 years, feel old yet?

[@Henbot]

He definitely had growth spurt

[@coconut7490]

Put bro in the NBA, can't let him turn into another politician and make the Trump political dynasty lol

[@tobiwan001]

The US economic growth is not a miracle. It is the result of a massive debt expansion - both private and public.

[@johnschuh8616]

Cancer is also growth. but growth that kills.

[@valleyshrew]

The GDP graph isnt per capita so it's completely useless. Biden let in something like 15 million people, of course that will increase total economic output as they all have to buy food etc. Plus the US has higher birth rates than the other 3 countries.

[@nathaniel1207]

Thats absolutely a huge part of the democrats overperformance economically. Theyre taking out loans to buy a good economy NOW, but passing that onto the next administration. NO ONE wants a US debt Default, but i fear thats where we are headed at these astronomical spending rates.

[@centercannothold]

so it merely kicking the bucket to gen Z then. well no wonder why genZ went conservative.

[@tobiwan001]

@@centercannothold that depends on whether the debt expansion is beneficial long term or not. I am not sure. Neo-Keynesians will say yes. Neo-classics will say no. And both are right some of the time.

[@bscaryanimation482]

>The GDP is good so that means the economy is good Bro just shut up. Some corporations making money especially after major inflation is not an economic win.

[@richhornie7000]

That's how out of touch these clowns are

[@compareandcontrast9833]

You sure it wasn't just Kamala? NV,MI,AZ,NC and WI all voted for dem candidates just not that one.

[@stuart4341]

Did I miss something with Nevada, last i checked the republican senator was winning

[@compareandcontrast9833]

@stuart4341 Check again. Dem is leading now.

[@itstaco761]

bro the republicans have won the senate and are going to retain the house. its not an anti-kamala effect, its an anti-incumbent effect

[@HyperScorpio8688]

@@compareandcontrast9833 It's still too close to call...

[@compareandcontrast9833]

@HyperScorpio8688 AZ, sure, but NV got 90% in, and they are way ahead of where Kamala is already.

[@blueguy5588]

The problem with the macroeconomic angle is that much of this growth isn’t trickling down to average people, and the wealth isn’t being recaptured by broader society. Wages are still low and public services still suck.

[@peope789]

tldr: apparently people care about things that directly affect them, unimportant things like food and shelter, who could have deciphered such a complex theorem?

[@maxattacks25]

It never has and never will under the current paradigm, at least not proportionally. But cheaper necessities is enough to win you any election it seems, even if they aren’t actually cheaper due to massive tariffs canceling out the lower pre-tariff cost.

[@bluesteel8376]

You are right about wages, but remember republicans want to keep wages low, where as democrats want to drive wages up by having a decent minimum wage.

[@hubbletelescope1721]

Blueguy5588 true but how is trump going to solve those issues which includes housing? Truth Is he won't. Billionaires supported him including grant cardone who make fortune off buying houses and renting them out. As long as businesses can buy real estate and there are no other investment options everyone who does not have capital will be doomed.

[@Synthwave89]

And you think growth is going to "trickle down to the average people" under Trump? Are you insane?

[@Sycokay]

At the end of the day, people want a roof over their head (preferably their own), food on the table, enough money to live comfortably, and the prospect of doing better in the future or at least not doing worse. Everything else is secondary. Even freedom and democracy. Identity politics, gender, race, climate, what happens in the rest of the world, these are luxury problems. People will always vote for the candidate who they trust more to ensure that their basic needs are fulfilled.

[@windwaker0rules]

Even though Climate makes all of that harder automatically but whatever right

[@dalekrenegade2596]

Says the guys who couldn't shut up about Kamala's race.

[@tiredgardener]

While that may be true, that is about to get worse under Trump. His tarrifs are going to make a lot of things more expensive. So people are going to get what they voted for... just mot what they thought they were voting for.

[@truthseeker-nv6ny]

​@tiredgardener the problem is trump atleast addressed the issue of fixing the economy which many people were frustrated about while it didn't seem kamala really focused or prioritised economy in her campaign and didn't address it enough rather she focused more on abortion and democracy which was not a universal concern for most people but a priority for a subsection of people

[@RJGMorris]

Harris wanted to build 3 million more homes increasing supply and bring down rents and mortgages. Harris also proposes a $40 billion fund to spur new methods in housing construction, including more affordable home designs and new ways to finance construction.

[@josuejimenez6174]

People can’t afford groceries. It’s not complicated

[@eduardoevo5935]

And they still won’t afford groceries

[@alex434343]

@@eduardoevo5935 A choice between A) more of the same guaranteed or B) a risky roll of the dice that MIGHT work out... it's not a hard choice to make when you already feel underwater.

[@josuejimenez6174]

@@eduardoevo5935 idk man yall have been wrong about everything so far. I’m liking my chances against your opinions.

[@christerprestberg3973]

I thought Harris would win, but damn, Trump curb stomped her. I'm still sad that we will never get Trump v Sanders. As a non american that would have been funny.

[@AYTM1200]

Bernie was the only guy who could've beaten Trump.

[@Meton2526]

​@@AYTM1200 Bernie doesnt ever have a chance in hell. Americans do not want socialism. Just look at how bad Harris did after just proposing price controlls.

[@dannyrandkai]

​@@AYTM1200 mushrooms? Wake up Alice

[@jaep2495]

trump vs anyone would be funny, that's why he avoided debates

[@AlexJones-ex8ox]

@@AYTM1200 bernie shouldve allied with trump in 2016 but he sold out sad

[@Zych.Grzegorz]

Politicians: "hey, great success, inflation is finally down! Let's celebrate" People: "food now costs double what it used to just a few years ago..." Also, the graph that shows that the perception of how the economy is doing depends on who is in power, rather than how it's actually doing, seems to prove that while people claim (and probably even believe) economy is important to them, in reality it's all about feelings, not facts.

[@samuilpetkov497]

The same thing happened with Carter. The middle class is ready to throw away democracy and the best economuy for unemployment for some lower inflation.( which was caused by Covid but apparently the median voter is an imbecile

[@jesussambrine5094]

Inflation under control doesn’t mean much. Its your cost of living to income ratio has become higher. Inflation is just an indicator of which way this ratio is trending. If your cost of living has gone above your income now you’re negative every month, getting worse and worse. With a bad job market, income doesn’t trend up and switching into something better isn’t feasible at a large scale. I don’t think its just perception.

[@killero00]

Welcome to hyper partisan politics

[@Jebact]

That's the point. No one feels like the economy is doing well and for most people, that's enough to try something/someone else. And from my experience this affects EVERYONE, including the high and mighty classist people who think they are better educated than other people.

[@DennyDormant]

​@@jesussambrine5094 You are actually just stupid

[@CarlosAdrianAguirre-hp9fv]

Hearing that the economy is supposedly doing great while people are having a harder and harder time putting food on the table sure didn't help the dems seem trustworthy.

[@theprofessional155]

Hi as an American I think you missed a few key points. One important point that no one is talking about is the constant attack on gun rights by Democrats. Foreigners oftentimes do not understand how important the gun owners vote is considering that nearly half of Americans are gun owners. Gun ownership is different in Europe than in America. It is considered a privilege in most countries but a human right in the USA. It is part of our constitution and many Americans feel that it is the core foundation of our country. Many feel that without it we have no constitution. The democrats struggled in this and many made very anti gun statements and many Democratic states passed anti gun laws. If you look at the last few weeks Kamala and Walz were trying to act pro gun. Kamala bragged about owning a handgun and Walz went on a failed hunting trip. He did not even know how to load his shotgun. Many Americans saw this as a desperate attempt to suck up to gun owners and they didn't believe them. Kamala even proposed an ordinance in San Francisco to ban all handguns. When she was confronted on this she claimed she did not. Voters didn't believe her. If you look on KZbin alone you can find thousands of videos talking about her attacks on gun rights. Gun channels mobilized millions of voters and they voted against her. Many gun owners are liberal on other issues. Me for example I have no issue with gay marriage. I believe everyone should be able to marry who they want but I will never support gun control so I can't support someone like her. Another factor you didn't talk enough about was illegal immigration. The United States has over 20 million illegal immigrants and 8 million crossed alone in the last 3 years. When Kamala and Walz were confronted on it they acted like it wasn't a big deal. The United States is the most generous country in the world to immigrants. We take 1 million legal immigrants a year and most Americans are related to immigrants in the last 100 years. However just because we are pro legal immigration does not make us pro illegal immigration. Americans really do not like illegal immigration. My parents for example are legal immigrants that left communist Eastern Europe. They feel very offended when Democrats compare them to illegal immigrants. My parents worked hard and did everything through the proper process. Its not fair to them to be compared to someone who broke into the country. Additionally democrats have created policies in cities called "Sanctuary Cities" making it very difficult for federal immigration officials to find and detain illegal immigrants. No country in the world would be happy with millions of illegal immigrants. Instead of trying to understand why voters were angry Democrats accused them of bigotry. Its not bigotry to want a secure strong border and deport illegal immigrants. You even said that having a strong border is a right wing point. Well it shouldn't be. Everyone right and left should support strong border controls. When Democrats were pressed on the issue they just constantly say "We want comprehensive immigration reform" without explaining what it is. To voters that sounds like open borders. Democrats talked about how they do the jobs Americans won't do but don't talk about the billions in economic loss by having millions of illegal immigrants in the country. Voters got tired of being called bigots and voted against it. Insulting and accusing voters of bigotry didn't work out. These jobs could be filled by Americans if these companies paid fair wages but instead they pay illegally under the books. Illegal immigration helps these greedy corporations the left complains about . As for endorsements Democrats got rich actors and musicians to endorse them. They also got warmongers like Dick Cheney and John Kelly to endorse them. These people lied to us about the Iraq war and Democrats act like they are great honorable people. They may be Republicans but they hate Trump because he won't intervene in other nations. Trump went for the key endorsements. He got RFK Jr. RFK tried to reach out to Kamala but she refused to meet him and called him a conspiracy theorist. He had millions of supporters and he went to Trump. Trump sat down with him and discussed topics with him and promised him a position. When he endorsed Trump he got millions of RFK left leaning voters who felt abandoned by Democrats. Trump got Elon and his help with X. He got Doctor Phil to say he isn't a bully. He got Joe Rogan the most popular radio host in America who has millions of left and right wing viewers to endorse him. He also got Tulsi Gabord a democrat who was forced out of her own party for not supporting the constant world police. Who did Kamala get? Rich actors and warmongers. Its clear Trump's endorsements were people that were respected while Kamala's endorsements were seen as entitled celebrities. Lastly when you talk about the economy theres a difference between what economists say and what voters are feeling. Biden and Kamala bragged about the stock market but most Americans could care less. The stock market isn't a model of the economy. Its how people feel about the economy. The working class voter in swing states isn't going to care about the stock market. They are going to care about their wages and if they can put food on the table. They are going to see high grocery prices and gas prices and say "What are they talking about?". Basically the democrats were out of touch with working class voters. Trump was made fun of by Democrats by working at McDonalds and as a garbage man but it was a genius move. He appealed to working class voters but the Democrats were so blinded by their hatred of Trump they made fun of him and didn't realize it was hurting them. You need to also mention the fact that Trump did not get us involved in any wars and nothing started under his administration. Biden lost Afghanistan and had left behind thousands of armored vehicles and guns for the Taliban. Then he tried to blame Trump saying it was his plan. Even if it was Trump's plan he followed it. He acted like it was a success when 13 Americans died in the withdrawal. That alone lost him the Veteran Vote. Additionally I have seen several comments of Europeans accusing Americans of being selfish for only caring about their own country. We Americans do not understand this logic. Our first priority is our own country. We have no responsibility to play world police and we are sick of it. If you had your tax dollars constantly involved in other country's affairs you would be sick of it as well. Trump had massive support from Americans when he confronted many European nations on not paying 2% of their GDP to NATO. Americans pay 3.5% to cover countries that do not pay. It is not fair to the American tax payer that rich nations like Germany and France cannot contribute more. Americans saw billions of our dollars being sent to other countries when our own people are struggling. When Maui island in Hawaii was burned down the Democrats tried to blame it on climate change. Then it later came out that it was because of an electrical company. People lost their homes, businesses and livelihoods. What did they get ? $700 and Biden fell asleep when he got there and talked about how it reminded him of his kitchen fire. Then years later when Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina were devastated by hurricanes. What did the Americans get who lost their homes? $700 again. Then when they see billions being sent to other countries they get angry. Americans main concern is not wars in other countries. My heart goes out to those people but our priority should always be our own nation first. Other countries do not pay to protect our borders and many Americans do not want to pay to protect theirs. The factory worker in Michigan or the coal miner in Pennsylvania isn't going to care about woke policies. They care about their wallet and their country and Democrats failed to see this Here are the points on what Democrats need to change 1. Stop constantly attacking gun rights. This turns off millions of liberal gun owners when they feel they are being labeled as bad people and criminals 2. Stop defending illegal immigration. Start supporting deportation for these people. Stop comparing legal immigrants to illegal immigrants. Its insulting. Stop giving illegal immigrants free hotels and debit cards. They are here illegally and they should be told to wait and come through the proper process. If Democrats don't many Americans feel as though they want to replace them with illegal immigrants and do not feel their needs are being taken into account 3. Reach out to rural communities more. Understand that what people want in cities isn't always what rural voters want. Get away from these entitled celebrities. 4. Stop intervening in other countries. Americans are tired of world police. We just want to focus on our own country. When you send billions to other countries when your own people are struggling they think you don't care about them. 5. Stop pushing so much woke ideology and calling anyone who doesn't agree with open borders a bigot. Personal attacks always backfire. 6. Also stop attacking Trump on his class. It doesn't matter to voters if Trump is a billionaire. They see rich celebrities and most billionaires supporting Kamala. Follow these steps and Democrats will get back millions of voters but I doubt they will even follow two of these steps.

[@aviatorsound914]

I feel like this strategy is just going to alienate more Democrats as a result it’s going to make the Democrats lose even harder next time… These things you’re saying, first of all aren’t even true and is not a realistic strategy because it’s just going to make the Democratic base vote lesser and as a result, they’re going to lose…. Secondly, no one is attacking gun right…. They have been pretty lenient on gun restriction and I feel like you’re just using this losing opportunity to attack Democrats instead of offering a realistic view about what’s actually going on… Economy is one of the most important issues that voters are looking at and you fail to address such questions…. Overall, the reason why the Democratic part you lost is because of their poor messaging and Harris dropped in 100 days before the election… You just can’t possibly win or persuade voters in under 100 days unlike Trump has been in the race for the full campaign term… Overall, these points are just laughable because why is the Democrats going to alienate their own voting base? Just like how Republicans don’t shift their values because they lost… Gun owners, isn’t everything in America and by the grace of god, I am a American too but if you’re going to convince voters on what they’re voting for then Harris did a pretty bad job at that… it wasn’t because of her policies because half of her policies were popular with the voters but it wasn’t clear enough or persuasive enough to persuade voters… Democrats never failed to see the economy was a top issue Like I don’t think you have seen those ads where the Democrats literally promised to cut taxes for the middle class and build more housing….. Overall your pointers are just nonchalant… Not even accurate and it’s just going to alienate their own voting base and if that’s anything better than that’s crazy… Plus the Democrats has been very tough on the border probably one of the toughest in history of the party…. The Republicans also made personal attack ads so I fail to see the point of this argument…

[@toonlegend4044]

I love your videos bro I’ve been a fan of your channel for years it’s good to see you here randomly

[@charliejames9976]

Good Analysis! Cheers

[@udontknowme00]

is there an audiobook alternative for this comment

[@MrQuinnlord]

"As an American" -- Solid credentials

[@A-N-X-I-E-T-Y]

Banker inflation is not the iflation people care about. They care about the cost of their food, shelter and transportation. All of which rose more than 30% under Biden.

[@toadofsteel]

The video brings this exact point up at 6:18.

[@everydaymacrocooking]

dont forget the squirl

[@budavargas]

Harambe 2016 Peanuts 2024

[@Pilvenuga]

Peanut and Fred were a perfect storm at the perfect time, while the end result was solid enough on its own that it is doubtful a raccoon and a squirrel could have been deciding... they must have had a 1% effect if we're being generous.

[@Robert-xy4xi]

Justice for Peanut 🐿

[@randomhuman2595]

How would Donald save that Squirrel

[@mattdillon4398]

@@randomhuman2595 It just that EVERYONE KNOWS that Dems are about, more laws, control and regulation while Republicans are about deregulation and individual liberty. In other words, the squirrel would not have been killed if it was in Ohio.

[@d3faulted2]

The basic truth of the matter is most people don't understand economics. Much less macro economics. What they do understand is that they don't like it when they go to the grocery store buy 10 things and spend $100.

[@Drkon6]

Which is they voted for the guy who's going to implement a 20 percent tariff or higher on all imports, because making everything 20 percent more expensive is how you address the price of groceries. Lmao.

[@d3faulted2]

@Drkon6 Again most people don't understand things like tariffs. Interesting fact about tariffs, pre civil war 90% of the federal budget came from tariffs.

[@비옌이]

@@Drkon6 This is probably the reason why Republicans want to keep Americans uneducated.

[@sutenjarl1162]

@@Drkon6 you realize china is killing the U.S economy with literally littering the U.S with garbage goods

[@AwesomeHairo]

​@@Drkon6Most food are cultivated in the U.S.

[@micki0finn430]

Because treating most of the country with contempt isn't a good campaign strategy.

[@yuvalne]

you failed to mention perhaps the most important fact of them all: it seems that in this election Trump's vote count didn't grow much compared to 2020, while the Democrats lost 10 million votes. Americans didn't choose Trump. they rejected the Democrats. not saying those facts clearly is painting a misleading picture.

[@peope789]

Even if those 10 million people had voted, Kamala still would have lost due to the electoral college system.

[@FATHOLLYWOODB123]

Trump won the popular vote and electoral college, so yes Americans did choose him, republicans also won the senate and will win the house, so yes people chose them.

[@nicklibby3784]

​@@peope789 not at all, Kamala only needed less than 1 million votes between Pennsylvania & Georgia & Wisconsin and she would have won the election via electoral college but still lost the popular vote. You can't blame the electoral college system this time.

[@stephengray1344]

@@FATHOLLYWOODB123 You're misunderstanding the point that you're responding to. Which was that the result was far more a rejection of the Democrats than it was an endorsement of Trump. Much like the UK general election earlier this year was entirely about kicking the Conservatives out of office, rather than about putting Labour into power.

[@spacemanspud7073]

Wow, that is a really good point!

[@RenegadeElite101]

The main issue was 3 fold. 1. Kamala wasn’t chosen by the Democratic primary she was chosen by the delegates. This kept the standard primary process from filtering out weaker more unpopular candidates. It was bad enough that Biden cruised through it with no effective resistance. If someone had run the cognitive issues he had would’ve been seen earlier and dealt with. 2. She only had 100 days to campaign as a presidential candidate, while reforming Biden’s campaign, while starting the process of VP selection, while trying to match Trump. Doing to much at the same time caused deficiencies within her campaign that hurt her. 3. She had already been actively campaigning with President Biden as his VP, tying her own personal opinions to his agenda. So when he dropped out she was unable to distance herself from those unpopular policies with the Democratic voters at large, and had to play as a younger female Joe Biden of color which didn’t help her much considering his unpopularity. While Trump did increase minority support and secured the popular vote it’s important to note that the lack of Democratic Turnout is what lost the election. Overall Trump had nearly as many votes in 2020 as he did in 2024, had Democratic turnout been similar to in 2020 this election this would’ve gone differently. The democrats must ask themselves why turnout was so low for their side and react accordingly

[@MsJubjubbird]

80 million people voted for Not Trump. A lot of those people have forgotten and so didn't feel it necessary to vote. Threats of Project 25 seemed so farfetched and reminders of Jan 6 were downplayed.

[@skillfulfighter23]

This is probably the most likely answer I've seen. Now I just wanna know why Maine banned their ranked choice voting. The only people who benefit from the first past the post system are extremely left and right candidates

[@E3ECO]

Good analysis.

[@yukihirasouma4691]

17 million votes less for Trump? He's like 71 or 72 million dimwit. 😂

[@finley8360]

Good comment other than the 16 million thing. You must have read information from election night because his vote total is over 72 Million at the moment, only 2 million votes behind and they still arent done counting yet. It was lack of democratic enthusiasm yes but enthusiasm was not down across the board, republicans voted at nearly identical numbers to 2020

[@henryhoran3100]

I have an additional consideration for viewers: Reps are running campaigns on populist messaging and Dems are not. People are wanting major changes and Trump offers that by “breaking the system”

[@johns5558]

I think your comment is right. Harris might not have said it because she either wasnt going to change anything, didnt want to or didnt care. Trump says he cares, wants to change things and intends to, but the political lobby has been around along time (so all Presidents and the parties can be bought largely). The difference is Trumps messaging, you are right. So long as he ends the Ukraine proxy war that would be great, give Putin the Dombas and back NATO away from their borders as was agreed 50 years ago... The US gov had huge issues with the Cuban missille crisis, doing the same back to Russia costs lives.

[@bisque6448]

What a ridiculous cope lmao

It really is about populism. Overall, the democrats have been a complete disaster so people turned to the other option as awful as it is. It's sad. Very sad.

[@arizenation3188]

​@bisque6448 I mean that's just what's happening, could be very bad but could also be good?

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

When he part of the system himself ironic

[@ryansteve2893]

The Wall Street Economy and The Living Economy are NOT the same. 70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

[@xyincognito]

and Trump will make it worse with his tariff plans, as outlined by many economists. So, the economy was not a factor in the decision making

[@Jay-gj1rl]

Wild how there is no reflection even in defeat. Easier to blame and play victim than accept you might be wrong.

[@Cailus3542]

It's not complicated. The lying populist won, as usual.

[@cata112233]

You mean like when the conservatives played the victim for the past 4 years and tried to coup the government because they're petty losers? Every accusation is actually a confession when it comes from a conservative. I am more and more certain of this with each passing day.

[@djamilggmail]

Like literally here, in this video. They basically said that it just because voters are ignorant and stupid and can't see father than their own noses! We are smart though, so subscribe to our sponsor!

[@ToeKneeOooo]

The lack of conscientiousness and self awareness is trained into lefties. They are basically the party of Cluster B's lol

[@NearQuasar]

Politicians very rarely do so in public, but it is likely that it will happen in private in some form.

[@Jun-wz2zr]

Missed opportunity to say he won "bigly"

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: ▪︎If AIPAC influence/interfere ▪︎In USA Politics/Elections ▪︎USA President is picked by ▪︎Americans/USA or AIPAC/Israel?

[@mikeoxlong5928]

My boomer parents made me laugh with the “bigly” thing. “Trump’s so dumb, he says bigly, which isn’t even a word hur hur hur!”. He was always saying “big league”.

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings Stop noticing and cool it with the anti semitic remarks goy.

[@LimakPan]

The funny part is they probably made a "Why Kamala Won" in advance as well, lol.

[@adissentingopinion848]

Every political media outlet does that. Easier to jump on the air with a prepared list of points and theories. The Queen's obituary was on the docket for decades.

[@richhornie7000]

The real question is, what made these people look at the polls and derived conclusion that Kamala got this? If anything it's nothing more than wishful thinking

[@guydreamr]

This is why it's important to get your news from a variety of sources. I try to read everything from Fox News, to CNN, to the New York Times.

[@BoldWittyName]

None of it is news. It's editorials.

[@guydreamr]

@@BoldWittyName Some of it is news. Some is editorials.

[@BoldWittyName]

@@guydreamr it's editorials of recent events. It's not news.

[@guydreamr]

@@BoldWittyName Two questions: 1) What is news?, and 2) What is an editorial?

[@BoldWittyName]

@@guydreamr Google it.

[@lifeinvader2039]

I do not understand why the media is so focused on what race voted for who...

[@stephengray1344]

Because for virtually all of the period where we've had decent polling data on the US race has been the most important factor in which party somebody tends to vote for, This isn't the case in many other countries, but it is in the US.

[@vignotum132]

Because race is baked into American society, and different racial groups have different voting patterns. It’s simply voter demographics

[@lifeinvader2039]

It feels like it creates more of a divide.

[@vignotum132]

@@lifeinvader2039 yes I agree with you. But as I said, talking about racial voting demographics is more of an effect of the divisions in American society, rather than the cause of it. What do you think?

[@lifeinvader2039]

@vignotum132 ah ok, it is making the effects worse for a society that is meant to be equal... It feels like there is stigma for an ethic minority to vote a certain way, it is meant to be their right to vote, not the right way to vote. Maybe I am wrong before write this. If this clip was on crime in the US, the presenter would not dare to mention race in that scenario as it would be deemed racist.

[@GabRap]

6:36 I like that they used Minecraft sprites here

[@TheKamuelaKamike]

RealLifeLore does something similar with Civ V icons for his maps.

[@lightpinkstrawberrys]

The U.S is in a state of crisis and you’re talking about Minecraft. Honestly, goals.

[@Barten0071]

@@lightpinkstrawberrys Such a crisis that food become 8bit

[@lightpinkstrawberrys]

@@Barten0071 I was making a joke about the election…? Edit: giving some context in case you don’t understand my pov! (Not an insult) immigrants are getting deported from their family’s and homes, gay and trans people are being harassed, and many other things because of the project 2025 plans! Everyone I know is at a loss right now. It’s a hard time for many of us. The point of the joke is that I envy the commenter for not having to worry about their future, and instead talking about Minecraft. Hope this helps!

[@Suravur]

@@Barten0071 pixels became a bit too expensive

[@squirdo7947]

When your entire campaign is calling people garbage and saying the person they like is a Nazi, it's bound to happen especially when the other party delivers a good campaign.

[@MsJubjubbird]

@@squirdo7947 Those insults were never going to change people's minds. Calling your opponent a bitch is none to smart either. Trump's campaign was awful. He had to be "handled" during the final stages because he couldn't be trusted not to get onto a fight with his interviewers over false statements. He had supporters at his rallies walking for hours because he failed to organise them buses. He received cease and desist letters from all the artists whose music he used without permission. During the campaign he had a huge open court case about stealing the election. He made so many gaffes calling people names and making ridiculous and dangerous statements it's amazing. His own campaign manager said he would quit at the end of the campaign. But several things; Americans are not media literate. If a guy is a celebrity then what he says must be true and he couldn't do anything wrong about 33 million Americans could be shown footage of Trump shooting someone and they'd still say he's a great guy. Secondly, one thing Trump does well.is five word slogans. Doesn't matter if they are untrue or contain vile messages, five word slogans stick. The Democrats are not good at these slogans. It is not a surprise they do best with college educated voters. Thirdly, many Americans will not vote for a woman. They won't say it but it is true. Fourth; they try to please everyone. Instead of changing their position on things because they get criticism for it, they need to double down and make a case for their position. Fifth; people forgot how bad it was under Trump. So the Not Trump vote disappeared. They don't take Project 25 seriously. It could never happen in their minds.

[@richhornie7000]

I mean she's literally a Nazi supporter so that's even more rage inducing to get called a Nazi by her

[@thatguyrich9822]

Reason #3: Alienating voters by calling them "garbage" and "deplorables."

[@agoosecalledxaro6679]

Minority voters are everyday Americans. When America is struggling, change is wanted, hence, voting for Trump.

[@RichardHoogstad]

And change is what America is going to get. Just not the type they expected

[@KamBar2020]

Slava TRUMP Voters 🦾🇺🇸

[@lennerzbell2657]

You guys were talking about Trump potentially losing Texas or Alaska kmao

[@vignotum132]

They weren’t talking about this election really…

[@blindedlvr]

@@vignotum132they probably meant 2036 election 😂, Alaska will never go blue and same probably goes with texas 😂

[@jakemurray2635]

@@blindedlvr people used to say Texas would never vote red in previous generations.

[@trogdor8942]

@@jakemurray2635 there would have to be major party shifts like there were in the 60s and 70s when Texas started to go red.

[@vignotum132]

@@trogdor8942 or just demographic shifts, which are underway

[@ric_reborn]

another reenactment of "it's the economy, stupid"

[@skapur]

The issue is not inflation but affordability. The reduction in affordability is much more severe over the past four years in the US than in Europe.

[@AbhiAnand-vn4rq]

These two go hand in hand

[@America938]

“Yes I want cheaper food let’s support the guy that wants tariffs on everything”

[@M.2000-v2g]

4 years from now, "Trump's tariffs put us in this recession. Time to vote him out!" The American people will always be reactionary

[@figofigo7908]

​@@M.2000-v2gpeople who vote for him get what they deserve not the people who see him for what he is

[@heronoverdose]

You need to be honest with your comments or else no one is going to be able to reach you. Tariffs might work, let’s see?

[@RichardHoogstad]

​@@heronoverdose That is not how tariffs work. It is also not intended to make things cheaper. It will make foreign imported products more expensive, and the importer (in this case a American company) doesn't pay for the final tariffs due to making the the end consumer that pays for it. The only effect it can have is that the American people will choose American products over foreign products to stimulate local business. But it will very much not make things cheaper

[@ImportAustralia]

So lemme get this straight, you lefties whine endlessly about how this is a matter of paying less vs "human rights" and now that Trump won you're trying to say he's bad for the economy? I'd have at least some level of respect for you if you could stay consistent.

[@richardwalling845]

Inflation is terrible here in the US. A dollar item four years ago is close to three or four dollars today. I shop and watch closely what I buy.

[@excentrik5725]

Im so glad when they tell us that inflation is only 2,5% meanwhile everything costs double

[@EbonySaints]

It's bad, but I actively have to think of something (besides GPUs) that actually tripled in price. Most things I buy got a permanent 33-50% increase in price. The worst part is that outside of a deflationary period (which would be a disaster) this is probably where prices will remain for a while until they go up again.

[@heyho4770]

​@@EbonySaints Yeah there's no real way back. And deporting illegals and introducing tarriffs will probably hike inflation again.

[@Daniel-gh9fv]

enjoy things going up even more under trump.

[@thanos_6.0]

And its going to get worse under Trump according to numerous noble prize winning economists.

[@HyperScorpio8688]

The problem isn't with raw economy in the US, but crushingly high inflation eroding the value of paychecks and savings, something Kamala had no policy to address whatsoever

[@angelaalbury986]

....those pesky trump tariffs

[@HyperScorpio8688]

@@angelaalbury986 Trump was not in office in the last 4 years buddy, which is when the inflationl spiked and never came down...

[@eggsalad1587]

@@HyperScorpio8688its literally down to 2.5?

[@HyperScorpio8688]

​@@eggsalad1587 Literally manufactured data be like Food prices are 60+ higher than 4 years ago, gas cost over 3 dollars a gallon, electronics got price hiked. Where is your 2.5% inflation when people can't afford food and housing?

[@AiSard]

@@HyperScorpio8688 inflation being down does not mean prices are down. This is part of the disconnect where pretty much everyone talks about the former, when real people only understand and care about the latter. Inflation being down just means the prices won't spike to even more unmanageable levels. That it won't get any worse. But the only way to make things better, to make things affordable for people again, is to tackle things from the other direction in terms of wages. But that's such minefield of a conversation, compared to the seemingly simpler "inflation". Even when its being totally misused. But yea, the Harris campaign didn't really do a good job of fronting policies for making things more affordable. Tax credits sure. Vaguely pointing at fighting anti-competitive behaviour jacking up prices sure. Ban on price-gouging somehow. But it never really coalesced in to something concrete people could really latch on to. Granted, its a more difficult task than just pointing to how you're doing on inflation. But it was pretty bad, even accounting for that.

[@SuperHamhed145]

You guys are what impartial news should look like. Thank you and keep at it!!

[@richhornie7000]

Pretty sure they are biased, just not in the way you disapprove of

[@pilouuuu]

People don't care about pronouns and racial issues when they're struggling to buy food.

[@vignotum132]

The people I have seen most offended by pronouns are MAGA supporters, so I disagree

[@supersardonic1179]

@@vignotum132 I mean, if you're focusing more on passing bills for pronouns instead of passing bills to slow down inflation, then yeah. People will get tired.

[@AkashKapoor-pf5vo]

@@supersardonic1179 Enjoy things costing even more with trump.

[@KamBar2020]

Who's Ya DIDDY ❓

[@vignotum132]

@@supersardonic1179 I’m not focusing on passing bills for pronouns. Who is the “you” you speak of?

[@collintrytsman3353]

I was critical of your coverage earlier...........................I got it completely wrong you were right................WELL DONE I STAND CORRECTED

[@Hazzy113]

Damn. “I got it completely wrong you were right” is not something you see every day in the KZbin comments.

[@YiaMdj]

voter turnout was also way lower than expected, too many people didnt even care

[@kartikjain350]

😂😂 aragorn set them free after last election

[@michaeljcross87]

Voter turnout was the highest it ever has been.

[@MagDrag123]

Or they couldn't vote at all since they need to juggle between 2-3 jobs

[@robinlouwrier6810]

Or there were loads of fake votes in 2020😂

[@michaeljcross87]

@MagDrag123 nope. Because you could vote absentee. There's no excuse not to vote. The fact is that the people voted and the minorities overwhelmingly voted for Trump. All the Mexicans and other Hispanics I work with voted Trump and will as the African Americans. The working classes voted Trump. That's what happened.

[@bills2843]

As a Gen-Z first time voter from Pennsylvania let me tell you the real ground feelings of people my age. Most of us young people who have recently moved out and are in college or early careers are struggling. We are unable to eat healthy because almost everything is expenses. Eggs are $6. Used cars that have 100,000 miles on them are still going for absurd prices like $10-12K. Most of us are unable to afford things like that. For early career folks, they are unable to save because of rent prices having doubled in the past four years. With high mortgage rates and high prices of new homes, many of us wonder if we will ever be able to afford a house. We are working hard but are not seeing the results thanks to the high cost of living. We just did not like Kamala Harris and believed that she would not have won the nomination had there been an open primary. Her policies were also not openly known and she made little effort to do a broad outreach to express her views and how she would govern differently from Biden. Trump on the other hand was showing up on podcasts plus he had the advantage of having previously served. Most Americans would rather go for someone whose policies are known even if they disagree with that person rather than someone who has flip-flopped on issues their entire career. Trump won the social media game. His messaging worked and edits of him being portrayed as the epitome of the American dream resonated with young voters who believed that the American dream is no longer accessible to them. Seeing Trump’s edits of him with successful business leaders, sports cars, luxury penthouses sold a story and made people believe that under Trump they can progress economically. While many Americans disagree with Trump’s rhetoric and his anti-abortion stance, it has to be noted that his rhetoric and abortion stance does not directly affect a whole lot of Americans. Yes the abortion part affects women, but that isn’t broadly visible and should not have served as the only campaign issue for Harris. Most Americans can feel their wallets hurt every time they step out of the house to buy stuff and Trump was able to capitalize on that. Finally, the constant portrayal of Trump as a threat to democracy just grew old because we have been hearing the same argument for nine years now. The democrats ran a weak candidate who did not even go through a primary, did not do enough interviews to differentiate herself from an unpopular President, and had the same boring messaging of negativity against Trump. Trump instead offered hope for economic opportunities and recovery which again resonated with most Americans who are struggling.

[@HorizonOfHope]

I am so grateful that I'm not American now that I have read this point of view. Literally everything you wrote feels like it comes from an alternate dimension. Re-elect a president who oversaw the largest concentration of wealth to the rich at the expense of the poor and who is campaigning on tariffs over a candidate who was going to make price gouging illegal and increase minimum wage. He is supported by every oligarch in the USA, from Bezos to Musk, who do all they can to make workers' conitions worse. You also dismiss the idea he is a threat to democracy? He literally staged a coup four years ago! I note how dismissive you are of abortion by saying it doesn't affect "most Americans." What a selfish way to refer to half of your population. You will have a weird dementia patient as president now who campaigned on the biggest identity politics matter of all: deporting all immigrants. You can't get more divisive than that. Trump is horrible. His voters voted for who reflects them.

[@j2zel]

Why I, a Democrat, didn't vote for Kamela 1) There was no primary election when Biden stepped down. We did not choose her as our nominee to go against Trump. She was just installed, and we were supposed to just accept that and not ask any questions. 2) As VP, Kamela was supposed to be in charge of the border. We currently have Venezuelan gangs terrorizing the streets of NY as well as entire apartment complexes in Colorado. In 2021, when asked if she has even gone down to the border yet, she said she hadn't and tried to inappropriately conflate it with never having gone to Europe neither. 3) She doesn't know what she stands for and is flip-floppy on progressive policies. During the 2020 primaries, when asked if she would give up her insurance for a Medicare-for-all program, she said said yes. When pressed on it at a later point, she said wouldn't. She says what she thinks people want to hear when it's convenient to her.

[@blue6gun]

I've been smiling since I woke up yesterday :)

[@mind-of-neo]

For many of us, we were/are on the left but reject the counterintuitively racist and sexist identity politics; we want actual left wing policy à la Bernie before 2020.

[@zzvlr]

The McDonalds stunt probably convinced them

[@matias9011]

Its insane less than half the people voted

[@tiffanyjones14]

She didn't give me anything to vote for other than "Democracy", which we already have

[@salj.5459]

People are tired of the 2-party illusion of "democracy"

[@MayankTrivedi2]

0:17 Barron is damn tall

[@TheAmericanPrometheus]

6 foot 9 inches I've heard. Even more staggering when you compare him to his appearance on election night 2016.

[@IK_MK]

Sometimes I think trump is over exaggerating and then I'm quickly reminded when I see him standing 😂

[@Ar1AnX1x]

they pumped that kid with horse testosterone or something

[@chedder9999]

They juicing him.

[@drscopeify]

He's a clown so it fits the description well lol hes missing a red nose.

[@jose408ca]

For my part, I’ve never disliked a politician as much as Kamala, even way more than Trump. She was just the worst choice we could have

[@NotSoFakeTaxi]

Okay but where did all those votes from 2020 go

[@Meton2526]

They havent finished counting yet. Plus apathy is at an all time high due to how atrocious the options were.

[@kartikjain350]

That detective, is the right question.

[@SASMADBRUV7]

If you look at the elections before, biden was the anomaly. He received 80 mil votes compared to the average of around 65 million. So kamala went back to the average

[@KCJJ1141]

Many 2020 votes were fake

[@nathaniel1207]

starting to see why conservatives didnt really buy the 80 million votes thing eh? keep thinking. the gap will shrink a bit, we'll probably see the gap drop from 15 million towards 10 million. but thats still a startling drop without a good explanation.

[@mikemosc3254]

"There's two reasons why trump did better. Reason #1, he did better. Reason #2, the economy"

[@Cheste969]

I’m an independent. Voted for Obama and Hillary. Reason for my flip: the democrats are a little tone deaf. My insurance, gas and grocery bill doubled in the past 3 years. The numbers I see on TV doesn’t affect anyone I know. Ive experienced more crime past three years than ever. All I hear are rich celebrities and “victimized” Queer people talk about abortion rights and pronouns. Nothing about what matters to a normal working person. I bet l’ll get attacked for my identity - I’m a gay immigrant. No rights were taken out when Trump was president. No one wants fear mongering from celebrities and the media. I just want affordable food and shelter.

[@HansBezemer]

Exactly my point. GDP numbers mean very little when the bills drop on the floor.

[@ThatIrishSOB]

"A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution"- Donald Trump

[@techyn8502]

What do you think about Trump denying the election? Since Trump won, this has set the standard that any sore loser candidate who can try to overthrow the government with little to no consequences.

[@Jo-Heike]

The difference between Trump 2016 and Trump 2024 is that Trump is now prepared and organized, with several plans for how to circumvent, or outright remove many of the institutional barriers he faced in 2016. Since 2024 three judges of the supreme court has been replaced with Trump appointees, that and you now have more Trump supports, plus more Republicans in general in Congress. In 2016 several of Trump's Executive Appointees held back on his more radical ideas. That, and there were pushback from Civil Servants Trump didn't appoint and couldn't remove. This time Trump has plans for how to get rid of the immunity civil servants currently have. In addition Trump has more support from conservative organizations like the Heritage Foundation, who are behind Project 2025, an outline for an authoritarian takeover of the US state apparatus. Vox recently published a video where they go into more depth than I have. As an outside observer I worry for your safety, and right to exist. Still I hope things go well for you. Lastly, abortion rights matter to normal working people as long as you consider women people.

[@eliascabbio7598]

One big problem is that US economy growth doesn't reflect economic stability of common people.

[@oscargurdian9389]

reading these comments gives me the impression that nobody actually watched the video

[@Peepppinpppper]

lol welcome to political KZbin videos

[@imagrillsubtome7747]

i did a very old fashion tv way to see the election

[@peope789]

Because TLDR doesn't get it: it's the same as the video they made about Spain. You can say that the economy is fine, but if people on the ground see that grocery prices and rents are increasing and there is no prospect of becoming homeowners, then no matter what the raw economic data says, people won’t buy it.

[@Plundermot]

@@peope789 Maybe watch the video next time, since that's exactly what they said.

[@thecringeinspector5636]

Honestly I'd say its 1000 times better than what's going on on Twitter. Compared to that hell-hole, the comments here are refreshingly respectful.

[@jagwolf8079]

"Identity Politics: Kamala didn't talk about Identity Politics at all." Exactly, she didn't talk against it. Also, "identity politics" has been an issue that pushed many people -before even the campaigns begun- into looking at a party they wouldn't even have consider as an option before that. The left pushed so much to the left that many moderates started considering the red as a valid option. Your candidate did NOTHING to distance herself -and their policies- out of identity politics and DEI. She didn't talk about it at all. THAT was the problem.

[@alex434343]

I agree. I think the Culture Wars and Identity Politics were a big X factor in this election that no one is talking about. The more they ignored, insulted and tried to gaslight people who didn't like it, the more angry and radical they became. Dems and Harris have no one to blame but themselves.

[@richhornie7000]

Except "the left" isn't the left at all. Liberalism is a right wing ideology. That's why she tries to convince you that the economy that works wonders for top 1% and Wallstreet plutocrats is also good for you.

[@dahbean2874]

If you abandon the working class, the working class will abandon you

[@Garhunt05]

But trump has never been working class. He literally has a room coated in gold.

[@kd-123-kd]

As an American I can totally relate to the importance of the economy. To me the single most important issue this election was housing inflation (apartments and homes are just too expensive).

[@constitution7167]

Let’s be real, it’s simply because Kamala didn’t really offer any substance beyond “I won’t do the bad things orange man will” and most Americans don’t have a clue about economics or what’s going on outside of their borders.

[@wyattbenett4221]

Y’all need a bigger analysis of americas socioeconomic conditions. We have zero social safety net, that’s an undeniable part of this election outcome and the way people feel about the economy regardless of macroeconomic trends.

[@mihi359]

She never answered the most important question “What do you wish you did differently?”. If she had even one answer to this she could have won.

[@dohminkonoha3200]

Trump is realist. His policy is realistic but Kamala’s isn’t.

[@conormurphy4328]

Lies on the right and ineptitude on the left

[@theseeker7692]

Tale as old as time

[@donteatananimal]

😂 lol, ok

[@duffmann3]

The left lied a lot this election cycle too. They lied telling us the economy was doing great even though we are suffering. They lied telling us the world was fine while we are closer to WW3 then ever before in my lifetime. And they lied by calling Trump and anyone who considered voting for him fascists lol, all the while trying to prosecute their political opponents and forcing a nominee on the American people without a fair primary election

[@ecnalms851]

What lies on the right? I watched a JD Vance interview and he seemed pretty cool and I agreed with him of quite a few things as someone from the UK. He talked about pharmaceutical companies not be able to get sued due to a loophole with native Americans, he talked about how corporations private profits but their losses are socialised. The Democrats just seem to focus on Project 2025 that was never endorsed by Trump or JD

[@pedrofreitas4262]

@@ecnalms851 they are delusional.

[@ryananthony3104]

As far as the economy, for a large amount Americans it has become very difficult to afford housing, transportation, energy and food. If you are in that situation and are being told that you just don't understand how good you have it. It makes working class people angry and they vote for the alternative.

[@romanrevenge58]

THIS !

[@LemonSaber]

I appreciate how the two “strengths” of trumps campaign are both going to be inherently self destructive for the people that voted for those reasons.

[@martinboylan1503]

I like that you left the sponsor at the end.

[@Lorendrawn]

The AI presidents content creators and the sniping attempt really solidified ol' Donatron in the meme consciousness.

[@hammer3721]

Yeah, those channels with a few hundred thousand views at most totally swung the election...

[@maxattacks25]

This is an under appreciated aspect of the race. Virtually all of the meme stuff was made for and by Trump voters, and that likely skews perceptions among those who were still on the fence. It normalized supporting him and made you uncool or whatever if you didn’t.

[@bobotoffee]

​@@maxattacks25this is obviously ignoring mainstream media calling him a dictator sexist etcetera... it's funny when you act like not supporting trump was being pushed as the norm lol.

[@gelationousskin835]

@@bobotoffee offical media was not in favor of trump while non official media was skewed towards Trump

[@bobotoffee]

@@gelationousskin835 yet this complaint is only in a comment complaining about the internet. Memes or being called Hitler or a rapist; which is exactly why the media got memed to death. Clearly one is more extremist and it is not the internet.

[@CSDragon]

"Arab Americans don't approve of Binen's Gaza policy" ...wait until they hear Trump's. There literally won't be a Gaza in 2 years.

[@richhornie7000]

They are the same (Harris scorned Trump for not starting a war with Iran btw) and Arab Americans have no choice

[@alpal4245]

I see a lot of people on the comments referencing "woke" politics. I used to agree and watch youtubers who complained about such a thing, eventually I grew bored, moved on, then realized afterwards that I heard so much less about that kind of thing. I watched a decent amount of John Oliver who is very liberal and entirely policy focused. TLDR: from what I've watched, conservative sources talk more about woke politics than liberal ones

[@jeongbun2386]

Yep! Well done on leaving the right wing bubbles that engulfs the online world, I did too ❤

[@zs9652]

I can go on democrat leaning forums and get massive doses of what many people consider wokeness tbh. Of course there are groups that don't bother with social issues on either side.

[@sutenjarl1162]

your a bot or brainwashed

[@xyincognito]

@@sutenjarl1162 you need to work on your grammar

[@sutenjarl1162]

@@xyincognito you literally cant even punctuate

[@3seven5seven1nine9]

these comments are a mix of reasonable takes and the craziest takes you've ever heard

[@hogg8984]

They really messed up going after Elon

[@uranusneptun5239]

One point always missed out is that Kamala didn't have the time to be more present in some people's minds. She could improve her reputation but I think a lot of people already made up their mind before she ran.

[@tsilikasp]

She is the Vice President of the current administration. She is a known quantity.

[@jukebox_heroperson3994]

I don't think she was ever going to become more known or understood no matter how long she went on. She seems to be bad at that.

[@xyincognito]

@@tsilikasp when has a Vice President ever been a known quantity? As far as I can tell from the outside, the moment someone is announced a VP they become invisible.... unless they have Meme-quality like Biden under Obama... but that's it. The only VP who stood out was Al Gore with his environmental views, but everyone else...

[@TheL0wner]

simple. we are sick of wokeness and negligence.

[@jobi5329]

What wokeness? Elaborate

[@TheL0wner]

@jobi5329 focusing almost solely on fringe minority issues. racializing everything, etc.

[@jobi5329]

@ still she didn’t do any of that is this fantasy ?

[@KamBar2020]

Slava TRUMP 🇺🇸🦾

[@techyn8502]

@@TheL0wner Like what issues? She primarily ran an anti-Trump campaign, so I'm honestly confused what you're talking about.

[@evilnet1]

As a left leaning person, I recognize Kamala and her campaign sort of broke one of the golden rules of democratic politics which is to appeal to the largest number of people while also not alienating your base.

[@sujalgarewal2685]

Still no "WTF just happened in American elections?!?!"

[@if_then_else]

That would have worked in 2016, in 2024 this result is far from a shock.

[@sujalgarewal2685]

@@if_then_else TLDR doesn't seem to pick the obvious

[@tcbobb1613]

Most people voted for the economy then social issues That's how simple you can explain US election

[@iranutopia1678]

​@tcbobb1613 you're so right Kamala centered her campaign on women and abortion rights but she got lesser woman vote then biden

[@KamBar2020]

🇺🇸 got TRUMPed is what happens in Election 2024

[@chesshead]

If anybody wants to enjoy a humorous explanation for why Harris lost, then look up Jonathan Pie. Swears a lot but very funny.

[@insertnamehere5809]

It was a lousy campaign from a milquetoast candidate who was an empty pantsuit

[@madkoala2130]

Biden solidified her lose by not pulling out earlier. If anybody is to blame, its Democrats themselves by not seeing writing on the wall on his health.

[@Rex0915]

American here, people from all races voted for Trump because he was saying things that voters cared about. Kamala had abortion and positive vibes

[@Drecon84]

It's not just that voters care about inflation. The media talks about nothing else than the economy, so people start to believe that it's important to them.

[@Svennatur]

Trump won it all! My biggest concern is how we can survive this whole financial and political crisis, especially given the political power struggle. The government has really made things harder for its citizens and we cannot stand by and accept all the consequences of poor governance.

[@CarolinGisela]

Of course yes...I'm glad you made this comment. I can remember the time when I faced many problems in life until thousands of euros came in every two weeks and I transformed to a different life that has good to offer!

[@Miairma-z6x]

​@@CarolinGisela Hello, how do you achieve such weekly returns?As a single parent, I couldn't afford my own house due to financial difficulties, but my faith in God remains strong.

[@CarolinGisela]

I would like to thank Marcela C Galvan, who has always provided me with detailed analyzes and recommendations that I would not have otherwise had access to.

[@CeconCecon-p2r]

Wow 🤯 I know her too. Marcela C Galvan, she's remarkable person who has brought tremendous positivity and inspiration into my life. Her unwavering wisdom has been invaluable and has enriched my journey in countless ways.

[@MariaEmilia-i6y]

The same goes for Marcela C Galvan , who I first met at a conference in Stuttgrt last year. After that, my life changed forever. God bless Marcela C Galvan...🙏

[@vanadium1603]

What distinguished Trump from Kamala for me was that Trump spoke about his goals and what he would change and why. Ive watched so much from Kamala but she could never give a comprehensive plan for what she wants to do. If you include the media, about 85% of Kamalas airtime is her talking about Trumps "evil plan" while if you watch any of Trump he would tell you, no, thats not my plan. Here is my plan.

[@Troutington2]

if you really gonna believe everything trump tells you, do you believe that immigrants are eating peoples dogs and cats? do you think that trump is going to use the military on “the enemy within”?? does any of that sound normal or ok? you really believe his “concept of a plan” is going to work out?

[@xyincognito]

so " I have a concept of a plan that I wont talk about" are clearly outlined goals?

[@CeconCecon-p2r]

She tired but trump won!!!

[@JohnnyPreston6699]

Economy over social issues PERIOD

[@searchingfortruth4783]

Perhaps this will make the dems think twice about encouraging mass immigration?

[@MovieMenno]

one can always hope...

[@doger6531]

Mass illegal immigration

[@Infinitystar225]

Who blocked the border bill a few months ago so they can say Biden did nothing about migration? Oh right that was Republicans.

[@MirorR3fl3ction]

"'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party."

[@Juwatu]

"Coded" lmao

[@reezethevampire]

Thanks for making a video on this topic that isn't rife with fear mongering and finger pointing. Very respectable. You stand above your peers.

[@spaghetti0356]

Minorities voting for Trump is like turkeys for thanksgiving.