Why We Lost
Carrie Fisher Always Said, "It's Never One Thing."
Immediately after the election, I did a social media post asking that we refrain from lauding our shoulda, woulda, coulda lists as to why Kamala did not win the election. Now, weeks after listening to all my favorite podcasters, bloviators, and know-it-alls, I’ve compared notes and a few key items are glaring as key missteps. I’m not including all of them, because by now it TMI.
The amount of energy and expectations placed on Taylor Swift and Beyonce became questionable at best. Sure, Taylor’s Instagram Story motivated over 400,000 visitors to vote.org. However, according to Reuters, it misinterprets the actual number of new voter registrations that were completed. There is no way of gauging how many Swifties clicked through to their particular state’s website and then completing the final step of filling out the actual registration forms. (Attention span of a gnat comes to mind.) What can I say, did Gen Z deliver the goods? No! Talk about wishing drinking.
Granted, the synergy of Beyonce’s song “Freedom” being used as the campaign slogan worked for a couple of weeks or so, but once Bey and Jay Z started getting mud slung at them by Jaguar Wright in connection with the Diddy drama, well, let’s just say I believe it’s the reason Beyonce ended up not performing at the Democratic National Convention. A week prior to the event it was rumored that Bey would at least introduce Kamala. The hope was for a song as well. But when Jaguar wouldn’t stop signing like a canary, well, toodles Bey. Coincidence? Maybe. I don’t think so.
[SIDEBAR] When I saw Oprah prance out on stage to introduce Kamala in Philadelphia, the Monday night before the election, I though to myself, “Why is Oprah in Philly? Chicago makes sense. This feels forced and unnecessary.” I texted my family the next morning that I started to have my doubts.
Dems love making fun of Trump for his ‘lackluster’—for lack of a better insult—celebrity smorgasbord that he would trounce out at his MAGA rallies. No doubt it was Trump’s hack Susie Wiles who spread the rumors that the Harris-Walz campaign was spending twenty million dollars on celebrity endorsements. You know they are just jealous of Dem’s glitterati war chest.
In contrast, the Dem media echo-chamber spent too much time goofing on how embarrassing Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock are compared to the ever—amazing (???) George “Turncoat” Clooney. Who’s laughing now? Dems need to keep their well-intended A-listers at bay (not Bey).
Two last points, Dems could not criticize young white men enough—present company included—over the past few years. If you ask me, alpha males are all closet cases. But what do I know? Meanwhile, they ultimately got out from their mother’s basements and voted for their Daddy Trump in droves.
While we’re on the subject of “the margins”, let me leave you with this: Over seventy percent of the Jewish vote went to Kamala Harris. Whereas the Pro-Hamas, Dr. Jill Stein, Far-Left antisemites (many being Gen Z) were another major reason for Kamala losing this election. So look in the mirror and ask yourself, why we lost.
PEACE…ABE
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