Washington: The victory of Donald Trump, even by popularity votes, has come as a surprise to the Democrats. In fact, the Democrats have been left wondering about why people of colour did not vote for one of their own - Kamala Harris. They did not consider that a significant number of African Americans and Latinos are against illegal immigration. There is a massive difference between people who work hard to achieve the American dream and those who cross borders illegally and corner government benefits that they were not entitled to in the first place. There is also suspicion that Democrats want to increase the number of illegal immigrants in the country as it serves their political interests while perhaps jeopardising the safety of American citizens. In addition, a significant percentage of Jewish people have also voted for Trump.
Last year has seen a rise of antisemitism in the United States; there have been many protests across college campuses showing support for not just Palestine but Hamas, with the ISIS flag seen on college campuses. Many members of the college administration are Democrats. Nothing was done to ensure the safety of Jewish students, and their concerns were ignored by their college administrations.
Another issue that was handled egregiously by Joe Biden was Covid-19 and its aftermath. The US government’s decisions, like mask and vaccine mandates during Covid, were not widely accepted. Many people who refused to comply with the vaccine mandate lost their jobs. The Biden administration curtailed people’s freedoms, implemented vaccine mandates for federal workers, censored doctors and healthcare providers who spoke out against the Covid vaccines, and put travel restrictions on the un-vaccinated.
Throughout the Democratic Party’s campaign, “diversity”, “inclusion”, and “race” were mentioned more than merit. Republican voters were called derogatory terms like garbage, racists, and Nazis by the Democrats. Racial incitement served their political agenda and distracted from their failures as a government for a while, but it was not enough to win eventually.
The legacy media, which often functioned as a mouthpiece of the Democratic Party, parroted the same agenda and was quick to shut down legitimate criticism of Biden’s presidency, leaving people feeling unheard. In fact, the fact that Donald Trump survived two assassination attempts during his campaign was hardly covered with any seriousness in the mainstream.
The Harris campaign made much of Trump’s stance on reproductive rights in a bid to woo female voters, particularly in the swing states. However, early national exit polls showed that Harris had won the support of 54 per cent of women, lower than President Joe Biden did in 2020 when he had the support of 57 per cent.
The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade in June 2022 was a huge turning point for women’s reproductive rights in the US and sparked a massive backlash from women’s rights and medical groups.
