Want A Reason Why Kamala Lost That Makes Sense

[MichMan]

128. I don't believe they ran a flawless campaign unlike many others here

Last edited Sat Nov 9, 2024, 09:35 AM - Edit history (1)

First off, no campaign is without flaws. Most are inconsequential, but are magnified for the side that loses and leads to a lot of second guessing.

Given the short timeframe, it was going to be a challenge, yet that may have actually helped her. Some Trump supporters I know who thought Biden was sure to lose, were getting pretty nervous after the convention. Once the initial momentum started to wane however, the campaign struggled to keep it going. Every rally seemed exactly the same other than being in a different city.

VP Harris was part of an administration with poor favorability ratings. While it was going to be difficult or uncomfortable for her to distance herself from Biden, when asked, she couldn't come up with anything. Who would have thought that an appearance on The View would have been a stumbling block. The campaign had to know what questions were likely to come (economy, inflation, border, middle east) yet they couldn't prepare a concise reply, other than a pivot to how bad Trump is. Even SNL made fun of her "I came from a middle class family" answer to every question about the economy.

Hindsight is always 20/20, but had she been able to articulate for example that the Biden border response was indeed ineffective and laid out what she would do as president to correct it, voters would have understood. While she was correct in bringing up the failed border bill from this year, it had nothing to do with the record numbers in 2021 & 2022 even had it been passed.

While it was a stunt, the Trump McDonalds appearance was much more effective to reach voters than bringing out celebrities like Beyonce and Springsteen. Ultimately, it seemed like they were risk adverse, too cautious, and afraid of making any mistakes.