General Discussion

Racism and misogyny remain ubiquitous today, unfortunately.

But I think you're mistaken in downplaying inflation. That occurred globally, not just in America, but leaders around the world have paid a price for it in recent elections. Paying 30% more for basic goods within a few years has a real effect in many, many households.

And, whether you're a fan or not, David Axelrod makes some good points here:

David Axelrod
@davidaxelrod
The most unseemly thing about elections you lose is that everyone has theories about what you could/should have done.
The Harris campaign wasn't perfect but it, and she, did a lot of things well--debate; convention and more.
Reality is, they were facing tremendous headwinds--28% right track number; two-thirds negative on economy;
@POTUS approval, just 40 percent.
No incumbent party has ever overcome such numbers.
And give Trump's team credit. They set out from the start to define her as the status quo by tying her to an unpopular president on economy/border issues, and they succeeded.