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36. We won some close senate races (AZ and MI) and gained House seats

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 09:26 AM

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So, a group of people voted for Trump as president and then voted for a down ticket Democratic candidate. Very interesting.

What kept them from voting for Harris? And I'm sure there is not one answer. What I would say is that Harris didn't do a particularly good job of listing her priorities. For Democratic candidates the American worker always needs to be the first priority. If we allow Republicans to frame our priorities any differently, we will not win. Because it comes down to this: regardless of gender, color, religion, sexuality, a person is a worker. If we take care of the worker, the other priorities will also benefit.

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