America’s shift to the right, in data #shorts

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[mikestevens]

As someone from NY. The wall is the city. Nearly every other county in the state voted red

[malekzin]

Trump numbers didn't change much.A lot of people who voted Biden didn't show up for Kamala

[unigaming]

The democrats simply showed themselves to be out of touch this time through. Like Bernie Sanders said, they abandoned the working class. They focused on the topics that made up the social hobbies of upper middle class. Topics like racism and sexism that just aren't central to the real struggles of the poor and working class.

But some democrats are so certain these are the central topic to most Americans, that they confusedly believe people voting against them is due to those Americans view on those topics. That Americans voted red because they are sexist, racist or homophonic. In truth, they voted red because they are concerned about topics only the right really focused on, economics, inflation, foreign politics.

They didn't vote Trump because they hate women, but because they are struggling to buy food. Many may have agreed with democrats about LGBT and racial topics, but they are more concerned with the reduced buying power of their paycheck that keeps their family fed and housed.

Simply put, the democrats fell out of touch with most people, and many are switching, such as the Hispanic vote. And sadly, it doesnt seem they want to learn their lesson, and so they will attack and further push away the poor and working class that voted red for the first time in their lives this week.

[Jordan_]

I don’t know a single blue collar guy who’s openly liberal now. They absolutely lost the working class vote

[stephenmackinnon]

Not a trump fan at all, but democracy is not in danger from this election.

Even if Trump didnt deserve to win it seems more people thought he did and thats what matters. Thats how democracy works

[coleyboy]

Why did dems not vote?? Where'd they all go? I think 18 million less turned up?

[Lynx-A]

I didn’t fully appreciate it at the time, but looking back, I’m grateful to my English teacher for guiding us through books like Animal Farm, Atlas Shrugged, 1984, and Brave New World. Those stories were powerful warnings about the dangers of authoritarianism. God bless that teacher for helping us see the world a little more clearly!

[gideongordon]

>wins popular vote
>democracy in danger
Regards

[jeffreywilliams]

I think it's less of a shift in political leanings and more that Dems forget that elections are 9 out of 10 times about the economy. Social issues like abortion and LGBTQ are important but are second order issues for most Americans. Remember that in 2022 Dems beat expectations of a "red wave." The only reason they lost the house to a razor thin Republican majority was because of poor candidate choices and campaigning in NY western districts.

[alexandersonmei]

Democracy is in danger if my side loses 😅😂

[Ruben-gmgj]

Trump: Wins in a democratic way, winning both the electoral and popular vote

Dems: DEMOCRACY IS IN DANGER

[gabegomez]

“Democracy is dead because we were outvoted by the majority.”

Makes a lot of sense.

[budnickcinema]

“And American democracy is now in grave danger” 💀 it’s incredible how many people forget he was already president before

[wingdingsfontcharactercode]

democracy isn't in danger. it just proved it works, he won the popular vote

[thetman]

People are sick of Democrats taking their positions of power for granted, as this article tacitly reinforces. Politicians are guaranteed nothing and that’s a good thing. If a political party feels at threat, that means they will actually do their job of trying to make the lives of their constituents better to maintain their favor. Democrats have largely forgotten this in the last twenty years. That’s why Harris unfortunately lost.

[bobbysack]

I bet Vox was crying while making this video 😂😂😂

[pestoruccola]

Why do the dems have such poor choices, u havent seen a better candidate since obama.

[alexsanimeart]

As someone from Michigan, I didn't expect it to go red this year

[bigpapamanman]

>Americans vote for the candidate they choose
>This somehow is the end of democracy

[middleoftheroad]

Trump got 74.2M votes in 2020. He currently has 74.6M votes for 2024. Not a big shift at all. Just a bad turnout for democrats.