It's pretty obvious to me.
That doesn't mean I'm correct.

There's a couple reasons.
1st & foremost. Double digit inflation.
Across the globe. Every elected leader, that has been in charge post COVID. Has been tossed out when they ran for re-election.

2nd. Young men are being systematically castrated in the post "me 2" moment. Across all demographics. White/ minority. Red/blue. Rich/ poor. Running a Woman in that environment. One that does not acknowledge it is a problem. A woman whose husband speaks like a castrated man?

Children & food on the table.
There was nothing the Dems could do unless the acknowledged both of these issues as the top core priorities. ",-la" tried, in her own way. But it came off as lip service.

Rfk Jr. Who comes across as less stable than Joe Biden. Would have beaten Harris in this scenario.

A Haitian immigrant, eating "fluffy" on live tv.
Would beat any Dem fem in this scenario.
Add in the 40% always trumpers. That buy into every conspiracy. Believe Neal Armstrong never walked on the moon. Believe vax is a tracking device that kills far more than it ever saved.
Still believe the 2020 ballot box was stuffed.

Dems are so friggin tone deaf!

Years ago. Many years ago. My eldest son was in 2nd grade. California passed a bilingual education mandate in public schools. But did not fund it. What resulted was a complete disaster. In the same school year. I was called to the school bc my son & his friend were acting inappropriate with 2nd grade girl classmates. They were chasing 6 giggling girls on the playground. Wagging pencils as phalic representation. The boys were suspended for a week. Made to apologize to the girls.
I remember talking with the school principle. A fat ugly lesbian. Explaining this is normal childs play. She argued with me, telling me it was the school's job to teach sexuality in an appropriate manner. We were in Alaska by the time my son started 4th grade.

Imo-Schools have 1 job. Teach my kid History. Math. English & Science. Especially in early grade school years. Instill the habit of exercise. Come Junior high. Add hygiene, nutrition and civics. High school should focus on career planning. Advanced college prep for engineers & such.job skills for those that wish to be worker bees. Ie welders, nurses, soldiers, pilots, mechanics. Financial management for all.
Help kids find a career path and teach them how to manage their money.

I don't have kids in school now. And I don't think any child is having trans surgery that's provided & paid for by any US school district.
I think Trump said as much more metaphorically than saying it was reality.
That resonates with parents. Most parents don't want openly gay teachers, teaching morals to children. Nor do I want predatory teachers checking out my daughter. The teaching of morals, that is a parents job.

Unfortunately, schools were forced to step in bc so many parents are absolute dinks. Shirkers of responsibilities. Public schools overstepped the line in a big way.

And now, here we are. Girls are empowered. That's not a bad thing. It's a good thing. Except, in the process. Boys were ignored.
Like everything government tries to do. The pendulum swung too far. In helping girls. They damaged boys.

Somewhere in the center is the sweet spot. Like dam near everything. If Dems want to win on a national scale. That is the path. Compromise!

Everybody cries about their rights. Rights themselves are based on- keep it in the center.
Racism should have died long ago. It didn't. It only became entrenched further amongst hard line racists because of quota mandates. Minorities getting preferential treatment in hiring, college enrollment. Homophobia should have died long ago. It didn't. Bc gay pride parades and gay art seemed to get preferential publication, production.
I don't ever recall seeing or hearing about a heterosexual pride parade. When my son & his friend tried it in 2nd grade. They got suspended. Lol.

Your rights? To marriage, financial equality, health care equality in decisions. Sure. I think most folks support. Recruiting and advertising gayness? Your rights stop there. They infringe upon my rights to protect my impressionable child until IS- ME THE PARENT deem the moment appropriate.

That rights thing. You want equal. Then your given equal and it's not enough. You want to flaunt your equality and demand government intervention to make you more than equal.

That is not how rights, in the legal definition, work. Your rights go only as far- as the point they begin to infringe upon my rights.
That is the crux of the culture wars. I don't blame the "right" for taking a stand.
If I were a parent, grandparent of a school aged child? Hell. I probably would have voted Trump too. Crossed my fingers that the constitution holds.

There is a huge rise in this country. In people identifying as independents. I took am a registered independent. People, I hear them today. Interviewed in cafes, on the street corners. " Common sense approach"... Not far right. Not far left. Equality of opportunity. A return to the 3 R's in schools. A flat tax. Equal & affordable access to medical, dental, vision care. Retirement plans that can't be taken away from you. The biggest common sense issue. Children under 16? 18? Banned from social media. And some type of common sense approach to free speech on social media. That's a tall task. The horse is out of the barn. But it's an addiction issue. Just go to "crazy town" and watch an addict copy paste all day long.
Is that what we want for our children? Grandchildren? Make no mistake. It's crack.
The first smart phone got nicknamed " crackberry" for a reason.

About the only addiction that's actually good for a person? Exercise, healthy eating & hydration.
Our kids aren't learning that on the algorithm. That's going to have to come from patenting.

That's my soap box. I'm 99% sure I won't live to see the next election. I split wood yesterday. I've been doing what I'm able to, every day I'm able since July. When my 5 cords were delivered.
I've got less than a cord split so far... And that's using a gas splitter. No more axe for this broken body. Id hire someone. But everybody prefers their smart phone to exercise these days.

I can't wait to see the cost of a head of lettuce once the "Mass Deportation" occurs. $10?

If the far right agenda- project 2025 actually takes place? It's going to get ugly fast in our "New Great America". Inflation? You ain't seen nuthin yet.
Hopefully- P-25 is just another "Mexico gonna pay for the wall" nonsense plan. Trump got elected- on the hope. P-25 never happens.

We shall see.

One last thought. Mmn, 15-20 years ago. I had many conversations with my financial planner- Mark K. About the fed deficit.
He argued for defunding the govt. I argued. Inflation would arrive, eventually. And render the deficit nearly a worthless worry.

Britain tried Austerity. France tried Austerity.
It destroyed the economy of both. France hasn't recovered 20 years later. Britain is just now trying to recover.

Hyperinflation has corrected quite a few countries over the years. They too didn't completely recover. Their debt disappeared but they wound up with mostly dictators and some form of austerity.
The one that comes to mind. That came out of hyperinflation with democracy still intact. Germany. Now has the strongest economy in Europe.
They also have one of the best educated population in the world. I don't think they teach gender identification in their mandatory public schools.

Just saying.

Schools are for education. That teaches job skills. Life skills- like the ability to discern truth. Wanna make America great? Reform the schools. K - college
It's not substitution for parenting.