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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·11 days agoDepressed turnout has always been how Republicans win.
minus-squareDarorad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·10 days agoYeah, except this time Democrats suppressed their own turnout
minus-squareAngryRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down6·10 days agoNo, right-wing extremist propaganda pushed by the algorithms of youtube and tiktok suppressed the turnout.
minus-squareDarorad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·10 days agoThat’s a big part of it, but not all. We’ve seen a global backlash against the party in power, in that context Harris refusing to distance herself from Biden absolutely contributed.
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoI would note that she stopped separating from Biden when she got the Cheney endorsement and swung hard to the right. That’s where the campaign momentum died.
Depressed turnout has always been how Republicans win.
Yeah, except this time Democrats suppressed their own turnout
No, right-wing extremist propaganda pushed by the algorithms of youtube and tiktok suppressed the turnout.
That’s a big part of it, but not all.
We’ve seen a global backlash against the party in power, in that context Harris refusing to distance herself from Biden absolutely contributed.
I would note that she stopped separating from Biden when she got the Cheney endorsement and swung hard to the right. That’s where the campaign momentum died.