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In every swing state, Trump has either closed the gap if he was behind, or broadened the lead if he was ahead.

I'm not saying it's over, or that there can't be surprises, but it looks like the Democrats have failed to run a campaign that the American public found compelling.

Saying the public is stupid or racist or whatever doesn't cover it. The bottom line is the Democrats haven't put forth a plan or made a case that they can deal quickly with the problems in America.

They have made announcements about student loan plans and forgiveness that were blocked, making them look unorganized and ineffective. They lost abortion rights. They never make progress on healthcare or taxes on the wealthy.

I want to win. I think we should fight surer battles, and avoid battles that will lose. Blaming Republicans for stopping us just makes them seem stronger than us. Let's stop making excuses and go on the offensive. No more, "Well don't vote for HIM, he's so dumb!"

It's hasn't worked.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Ahh shoot that VoteHub change must have been a recent update, I see the same now.

However, still reason to be optimistic in the short term from not only Vantage House but also Harris's own campaign team as per https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/us/politics/kamala-harris-donald-trump-2024-election.html (edit: archive https://archive.is/EwIkC ), and that's not even counting the long term plan.