Harris s Loss Triggers Soul-Searching, Recriminations Within Democratic Party – WSJ

WASHINGTON Kamala Harris s defeat generated swift condemnation and soul-searching among Democrats, who are handing the White House back to a Republican they see as deeply flawed after their party failed to connect with voters preoccupied by inflation and illegal immigration. 

The loss stunned Democrats, who felt confident going into Election Day that they had energy and momentum on their side. Instead, voters across several swing states delivered a clear rebuke by shifting in favor of President-elect Donald Trump.

The immediate reaction from party leaders was despondency. Asked who was to blame for the loss, one senior Democrat simply said everyone. The party lost ground with chunks of voters who used to be core to their coalition, including working-class voters and minorities, and lost rural areas in big numbers and failed to make up that deficit.

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By despising every traditionally American virtue and embracing every traditional American vice, and many novel vices as well, Democrats earned this defeat many times over. They not just awaken a slumbering giant. They had to assemble the sleeping giant and then kick it awake.