Why Kamala Harris lost the US presidential election – Firstpost

Donald Trump finally makes a phenomenal political comeback and wins the highly anticipated American elections. Elections are won by those who address real issues like fixing the economy, securing borders, immigration, taxes, business policy, foreign policy, fighting crime, creating safe cities, protecting women’s spaces, etc.

People don’t care about the delusions of an elite class that overshadow their reality. Celebrity endorsements mean nothing because they have no connection to reality. There are few things people hate more than the sanctimonious lectures from private jet aviators urging people to use paper straws to “save the environment.” Honest citizens don’t seem to want their taxes to be used to finance foreign wars and regime changes in other countries. Most people are fed up with warmongers and corrupt politicians in government. American taxpayers’ money should be used for the development and progress of the United States of America and its people, is the judgment that appears to have been made.

Democrats are wondering why many people of color voted against Kamala Harris. They didn’t understand that this is because significant numbers of African Americans and Latinos oppose illegal immigration. There is a huge difference between people who work hard and achieve the American dream and those who cross borders illegally and obtain government benefits to which they were not entitled in the first place because they were not in the country legally.

The U.S. immigration system needs reform, and people who entered the U.S. legally for serious work sometimes face long waits to receive a green card and citizenship, while illegal immigrants involved in crimes get benefits received from tax money.

There are also suspicions that Democrats want to increase the number of illegal immigrants in the United States because it serves their political interests while endangering the safety of American citizens. In addition to large numbers of Latinos and blacks voting for Donald Trump, a significant percentage of the Jewish population also voted for him.

Last year saw a rise in anti-Semitism in the United States; There were many protests on the university campus with not only Palestine but also Hamas expressing their support, with the ISIS flag visible on the university campus. Many members of the university administration are Democrats. Nothing was done to ensure the safety of Jewish students and their concerns were ignored by the university administration.

Another issue that Joe Biden handled egregiously was COVID-19. The US government’s decisions, such as mask and vaccination requirements during the COVID-19 crisis, were not widely accepted. Mask and vaccination mandates were not science-based, evidence of which later came to light. The Biden administration and Anthony Fauci forced people to take vaccines that have not been tested for long-term side effects.

Many people who refused to comply with the vaccination requirement lost their jobs. The Biden administration restricted people’s freedoms, imposed vaccination requirements for federal workers, censored doctors and health care providers who opposed the COVID vaccines, and imposed travel restrictions on the unvaccinated. Those funded by big pharmaceutical companies were promoted, and those who refused to take untested vaccines with side effects were labeled anti-vaxxers. Many people suffered serious side effects from the vaccinations. Those who spoke out against the vaccines were shamed, alienated and labeled anti-science. This is the same party that supports women’s rights regarding late-term voluntary abortion, but does not believe in bodily autonomy and choice when it comes to vaccinations.

Throughout the Democratic Party campaign, “diversity,” “inclusion,” and “race” have been mentioned more than just merit. Republican voters were called derogatory terms like “trash,” “racists,” and “Nazis” by Democrats. Racist incitement served their political agenda and distracted from their failures as a government for a time, but it was not enough to ultimately win.

The legacy media, which often served as the Democratic Party’s mouthpiece, parroted the same agenda and quickly suppressed legitimate criticism of Joe Biden’s presidency, leaving people feeling unheard. In fact, the fact that Donald Trump survived two assassination attempts during his campaign was hardly taken seriously in the mainstream.

The alarm led many people to move to supposedly more neutral territories like X, formerly known as Twitter. The tea leaves were read by some in time, and The Washington Post did not support any presidential candidate this time and stated that they would not support any presidential candidates in future elections.

The owner of The Washington PostJeff Bezos said it was a principled decision to reduce political prejudices. Bezos also posted on X congratulating President-elect Trump on his decisive victory and wishing him much success. In this sense, some of the blame for Kamala Harris’ defeat can be placed on the defeat of the old left media. Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and since then the platform, now known as X, has been a top source for news, free expression, opinions and debates. Elon’s support and contribution gave the Trump-Vance campaign a huge boost. President Trump also recognized Elon’s contribution in his victory speech.

Despite a lack of support from Hollywood, Donald Trump received prominent support from Buzz Aldrin and Joe Rogan. Vice President-elect JD Vance was recently a guest on Joe Rogan’s podcast, where he discussed COVID vaccines, diversity equity inclusion (DEI) admissions programs at Ivy League universities, abortion, transgender issues, and the dangers of Islamist influence, among other topics problems were discussed. Donald Trump himself was also a guest on Joe Rogan’s podcast. In the three-hour interview, they discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the 2020 election and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. In contrast to the unclear stance of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on various political issues, the more honest and clear political insights of Donald Trump and JD Vance seemed to have been appreciated by potential voters.

The Trump-Vance team ran an excellent campaign assuring people that they would fix the economy, secure borders, eliminate taxes on Social Security and overtime pay, raise tariffs on goods imported from China, to protect American companies and American workers, and products made in China would promote USA and strengthen American industry.

Kamala Harris sought to appeal to voters by using her Indian and African ethnicity rather than talking about concrete solutions to problems facing working-class Americans. Their manifesto differed little from the Biden administration’s policies. That meant continued irresponsible federal spending, inflation, increased national debt, higher interest rates, open border policies, and unworkable and ineffective energy policy.

As justice systems deal with preventing large-scale voter fraud and improving transparency, the Trump campaign’s idea of ​​making it “too big to manipulate” worked. The operation also safeguarded the integrity of the elections with over 230,000 election observers and poll workers, as well as 3,500 lawyers. He won the swing states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. Illegal immigration, housing affordability, inflation and taxes impacted voters more than DEI and forced transgender inclusion.

In Pennsylvania, the reclusive, pious and simple Amish also voted against the Democrats in large numbers. She cited the Biden administration’s excesses in agriculture as one of the main reasons. Purple states are often the key to a decisive victory in presidential elections. The election results reflect voters’ frustration with the Democratic Party. Americans surveyed said they were tired of the incumbent administration’s corruption, incompetence, hypocrisy and identity politics.

The Democratic mandate proves that the American people have rejected the Democratic Party’s racially hostile, divisive and somewhat dystopian agenda. Will Democrats learn from this election and be thoughtful, or will they continue to bully American voters until more of their representatives turn to the other camp, much as Robert F. Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard did? Only in 2028 will it become clear.

Anindita Sharma is an amateur student of Geopolitics, Foreign Policy, Cultural Diplomacy and Indian Affairs. She is a columnist on such topics and quickly collects headlines in Indian publications. The views expressed in the above article are personal and solely those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Firstpost.

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