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15. Unfortunately the opposite is true for my wife and I.
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 02:37 PM
Nov 2024

I'm also paycheck to paycheck, and Rent went up nearly $300 a month, price of monthly expenses on food doubled or more, and instead of being able to put spare money into a 401k, even 5%, we can't afford to do that any longer. Don't get me wrong, I still voted Harris because I'm comfortable enough to do so, but many aren't.

Everyone's experience is different, and I'm certainly not discounting yours, but there are a ton of people out there hurting financially and for Democrats to screech "They're just sexist racist homophobes" at the top of their lungs rather than taking an introspective look at their messaging is... Laughable at best. Pathetic and myopic at worst.

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We lost because Kamala Harris isn't white and doesn't have a penis. Meadowoak Nov 2024 #1
So they thought it was ok for people to lose freedom and dignity as Quiet Em Nov 2024 #2
Mazlow's heirarchy. Food will always be more important than morality or respecting others. Hellbound Hellhound Nov 2024 #11
I'm a paycheck to paycheck person. Quiet Em Nov 2024 #13
Unfortunately the opposite is true for my wife and I. Hellbound Hellhound Nov 2024 #15
Harris' messaging resonated we me more than Trump's did Quiet Em Nov 2024 #17
I don't blame Biden but my opinion means little. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2024 #36
As a single person I make $20k a year more than the average family income in my state Fish700 Nov 2024 #41
Yep Meadowoak Nov 2024 #23
Dems did a piss poor job of bragging about our Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #3
That is why top dems should have been shouting it Butterflylady Nov 2024 #34
That would have enraged the people struggling even more. Fish700 Nov 2024 #42
Yup. Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #37
We lost voters because they are hurting. A family living on $30,000 per year Autumn Nov 2024 #4
Occam's Razor. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2024 #5
True. When there is no hope people will grasp at whatever Autumn Nov 2024 #7
All of this is due to Republican policies and laws. yardwork Nov 2024 #9
remind me which party often tries to raise the minimum wage? harumph Nov 2024 #12
Unfortunately too many people give up if they don't see things getting better. Autumn Nov 2024 #14
No, but it's better than $7 harumph Nov 2024 #19
We know what party "often tries" raise the minimum wage. Democrats. Autumn Nov 2024 #25
Is your rent going to go down under trump ? kacekwl Nov 2024 #20
I'm talking about young people who have to rent. I'm not talking about myself Autumn Nov 2024 #24
Trump was crowing about how bad the economy is Fish700 Nov 2024 #43
I have two neices both married, both have two incomes. I gave both of them a doc03 Nov 2024 #35
Yep, that's how it was. Reagan destroyed so much. Now that SOB wouldn't be allowed Autumn Nov 2024 #38
That is pretty bad when they are to low for even doc03 Nov 2024 #40
Dems have to somehow get the message out,... magicarpet Nov 2024 #6
When we do that, we're told it's insensitive to people who are still hurting. yardwork Nov 2024 #10
All you have to do is kacekwl Nov 2024 #29
In order for these messages to get out we needed the assist of the MSM Biophilic Nov 2024 #8
Yes. I don't have AIOL but I got sick the last 4 years hearing about "President trump" Autumn Nov 2024 #16
Relying on M$M as our mouthpiece is a big mistake. GoodRaisin Nov 2024 #18
The border and inflation sunk us, as well as Gaza radius777 Nov 2024 #21
I agree, but I don't get why they thought Trump would help white_wolf Nov 2024 #22
That AND misogyny played a role. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #26
Few know of Biden's accomplishments because he wasn't constantly boasting DeeDeeNY Nov 2024 #27
Can't afford eggs but Opbrg Nov 2024 #28
Those are voters we were never going to have AkFemDem Nov 2024 #30
Exactly. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2024 #32
Those assholes would never vote for a Democrat. Autumn Nov 2024 #39
He needed much more than his base to win. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2024 #44
Misinformation hannah Nov 2024 #31
Yup hannah Nov 2024 #33
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