Former Obama Aides Break Down the Reasons Why Kamala Harris Lost the Election

Democrats across America grieve loss 2024 voteAfter the Vice President Kamala Harris Delivered to the president-elect Donald Trump.

In the last episode of the podcast Pod Save America, Hosted by Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Lovett, who worked in the White House under the former President Barack Obamaresults were discussed voteand sought to eliminate factors that contributed to Harris’ loss.

“The majority of the country, of all ages, races, genders, religions and political beliefs, preferred Donald Trump to remain in office for another four years. Either because they liked him, or because they liked his agenda, or because they did not see him and his agenda as anyone else,” Favreau said. “There’s enough at stake that they voted for him based on bad or incomplete information,” he said.

“Or they hated DemocratsVietor responded before discussing the underlying reasons behind the election results.

President Joe Biden Shouldn’t Have Been a Candidate

President Joe Biden He was initially seeking re-election, until his poor debate performance and concerns about his age led him to drop out in July, leaving Harris to become the nominee and have just over 100 days to campaign.

“This was a mistake Joe Biden I will run for re-election,” Vietor said.

“What he was asked to do was nearly impossible,” Lovett added.

Dan Pfieffer noted earlier in the episode: “The incumbent president’s approval rating is about 40, which is 41 percent.”

Vietor added: “The White House learned the wrong lessons from the 2022 midterms. They didn’t listen to voters’ obvious concerns about Joe Biden’s age and anger toward the economy.”

Economy

It was clear among the podcast hosts that economics was an important factor.

“Most people, at least according to the exit poll and pretty much every poll we’ve seen over the last few years, are saying, ‘I’m in financial trouble because of inflation,'” Favreau said. he said.

“Three-quarters of voters think the country is on the wrong track, two-thirds are dissatisfied with the economy. In the exit poll, 45 percent of voters said their family’s financial situation was worse than it was four years ago.” said Pfeiffer.

“This was an economic problem, and people were blaming the poor economic conditions at the highest level,” Favreau said. he said.

The Changing Identity of the Democratic Party

Four men debated identity of attacker Democratic Partyand how this relates to voters, a factor that also affects the election outcome.

“Our party is now the party of an educated, cosmopolitan minority,” Lovett said. he said. Vietor added: “My main concern is how we can take back the mandate of being the party of the working class. Because I worry that we have lost it.”

Favreau talked about how Democrats relate to people’s identities and the impact that has on politics. “People’s racial, ethnic and gender identities are not the most salient factors in their policies.”

“As a party, we need to stop treating them this way. This party cannot be the sum of their identities and interest groups, there has to be a bigger message about improving people’s lives,” he said.

“The idea that Latinos only care about immigration, that Black voters only care about criminal justice reform, or that women only care about reproductive freedom has been arrogant and wrong for a while. We have to have a message that reaches everyone; they can see themselves,” Favreau said.

Foreign policy

Vietor emphasized the impact of foreign policy on election results. The conflict and rising tensions in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine were factors that influenced many voters in the election.

“We have to get back to being the anti-war party,” he said. “In exit polls, four per cent of voters said foreign policy was a matter for itself.”

Vietor said: “People were not only disturbed by the war in Gaza, but they were also concerned about the amount of money the United States was spending on weapons for Ukraine, and they said, ‘We need to think of a new way of talking about why this is important and why we’re agreeing to this.’ “We will do it or we will refocus on our foreign policy priorities.”

“You’ve heard a lot of people say that Donald Trump will be the one to keep us out of World War III,” he said. “That’s the exact opposite of the conversation in 2016.”

Establishment

“Trump was able to take on the role of the anti-establishment candidate at a time when voters were really angry,” Vietor said, adding that people’s anger was enough to justify “taking a chance” on Trump’s second term.

Vietor added that anti-establishment sentiment shows that Washington-hating voters make Trump “look like the person who’s going to burn it down.”

“If we are always in a position to defend Democratic institutions that most people in the country do not think are working for them, then we are defenders of a broken system,” Favreau said.

Pfieffer said Democrats: “They need to become a party that wants to reform democracy.”

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