Why Kamala Harris Lost the US Presidential Election – Firstpost

Donald Trump finally makes a phenomenal political comeback and wins the long-awaited US elections. Elections are won by those who work on real issues such as fixing the economy, securing borders, immigration, taxes, business policy, foreign policy, tackling crime, making cities safe, protecting space for women, etc.

People don’t care that the delusions of an elite class are superimposed on their reality. Celebrity endorsements mean nothing because they are disconnected from reality. There are few things people hate more than sanctimonious lectures by those who fly in private jets asking people to use paper straws to “save the environment.” Honest citizens don’t seem to want their taxes used to finance foreign wars and regime changes in other countries. Most people are tired of warmongers and corrupt politicians in government. American taxpayers’ money should be used for the development and progress of the United States of America and its people, the judgment seems to have been made.

Democrats wonder why many people of color voted against Kamala Harris. They missed the idea that this is because a significant number of African Americans and Latinos oppose illegal immigration. There is a huge difference between people who work hard and achieve the American dream, and those who cross the border illegally and take advantage of government benefits they were not entitled to in the first place because they were not in the country legally.

The US immigration system needs reform, and people who entered the US legally to work sincerely sometimes have to wait a long time to obtain a green card and citizenship, while illegal immigrants involved in crimes receive benefits from taxpayers’ money.

There is also suspicion that Democrats want to increase the number of illegal immigrants in the United States because this serves their political interests while endangering the safety of American citizens. In addition to a large number of Latinos and blacks voting for Donald Trump, a significant percentage of the Jewish population also voted for him.

Over the past year, anti-Semitism has increased in the United States; There have been many protests on college campuses, showing support not only for Palestine, but also for Hamas, with the ISIS flag displayed on college campuses. Many members of the college board are Democrats. Nothing was done to ensure the safety of Jewish students, and their concerns were ignored by the university administration.

Another issue blatantly addressed by Joe Biden was COVID-19. The U.S. government’s decisions, such as mask and vaccine mandates during COVID, were not widely accepted. Mask and vaccine mandates were not scientifically supported, evidence of which later emerged. The Biden administration and Anthony Fauci forced people to take vaccines that had not been tested for long-term side effects.

Many people who refused to comply with the vaccine mandate lost their jobs. The Biden administration curtailed people’s freedoms, implemented vaccination mandates for federal employees, censored doctors and healthcare providers who spoke out against the COVID vaccines, and imposed travel restrictions on the unvaccinated. Those funded by big pharmaceutical companies were promoted, and those who refused to take untested vaccines with side effects were labeled as anti-vaxxers. Many people suffered serious side effects from the vaccines. Those who spoke out against the vaccines were shamed, alienated and called anti-science. This is the same party that supports women’s rights to elective late-term abortion, but does not believe in bodily autonomy and freedom of choice when it comes to vaccines.

Throughout the Democratic Party campaign, “diversity,” “inclusion,” and “race” were mentioned more than merit. Republican voters were called derogatory terms such as trash, racists and Nazis by Democrats. Racial incitement served their political agenda and distracted from their failure as a government for a while, but it was not enough to ultimately win.

The traditional media, which often served as a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party, repeated the same agenda and quickly shut down legitimate criticism of Joe Biden’s presidency, leaving people feeling unheard. In fact, the fact that Donald Trump survived two assassination attempts during his campaign was barely covered with any seriousness in the mainstream.

The consternation led to a mass of people moving to ostensibly more neutral grounds, such as X, formerly known as Twitter. The tea leaves were read in time by some, and The Washington Post did not support a presidential candidate this time and stated that they would not support presidential candidates in future elections.

The owner of The Washington PostJeff Bezos said it was a principled decision in a move to reduce political bias. Bezos also posted a message on X, congratulating newly elected President Trump on his decisive victory and wishing him luck. In this sense, it can be argued that part of the blame for Kamala Harris’ defeat lies in the defeat of the traditional left-wing media. Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and since then the platform, now known as X, has been a top source for news, freer speech, opinions and debate. Elon’s support and contribution were a huge boost to the Trump-Vance campaign. President Trump also recognized Elon’s contributions in his victory speech.

Despite a lack of support from Hollywood, Donald Trump did receive celebrity support from Buzz Aldrin and Joe Rogan. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance was recently a guest on Joe Rogan’s podcast, where she discussed COVID vaccines, Diversity-Equity-Inclusion (DEI) admissions programs at Ivy League universities, abortion, transgender issues, and the dangers of Islamic discussed influence. problems. Donald Trump himself was also a guest on Joe Rogan’s podcast. They discussed the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the 2020 election and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the three-hour interview. In contrast to Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s garbled positions on various policies, Donald Trump and JD Vance’s fairer and clearer political insight seemed to have been appreciated by potential voters.

The Trump-Vance team ran an excellent campaign to assure people that they would restore the economy, secure the borders, eliminate Social Security and overtime taxes, raise tariffs on goods imported from China to protect American help protect businesses and American workers, and promote products made in the US. USA, and strengthen American industries.

Kamala Harris did her best to appeal to voters by using her Indian and African ethnicity instead of talking about concrete solutions to the problems facing America’s working class. Her manifesto was not much different from the Biden administration’s policies. That meant continued irresponsible federal spending, inflation, higher national debt, higher interest rates, open borders policies, and an unfeasible and ineffective energy policy.

As legal systems work to prevent widespread voter fraud and increase transparency, the Trump campaign’s idea of ​​making it “too big to rig” worked. Election integrity was also maintained, with more than 230,000 poll workers and employees and 3,500 lawyers as part of the operation. He won the swing states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. Illegal immigration, housing affordability, inflation and taxes affected more voters than DEI and the forced inclusion of trans people.

In Pennsylvania, the withdrawn, pious and simple Amish also voted in large numbers against the Democrats. The Biden administration’s overreach in agriculture was one of the main reasons they cited for this. Purple states are often the key to a decisive victory in presidential elections. The election results reflect voters’ frustration with the Democratic Party. Americans interviewed said they were fed up with the incumbent government’s corruption, incompetence, hypocrisy and identity politics.

The Democratic mandate proves that the American people have rejected the racist, divisive, and somewhat dystopian agenda of the Democratic Party. Will Democrats learn from this election and introspect, or will they continue to harass American voters until more of their representatives turn to the other camp, just as Robert F. Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard did? Only 2028 will tell.

Anindita Sharma is an amateur student of geopolitics, foreign affairs, cultural diplomacy and Indian affairs. She is a columnist on such interesting matters and is quickly collecting bylines in Indian publications. The opinions expressed in the above piece are personal and solely those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Firstpost.

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