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In reply to the discussion: WHY did we lose? [View all]Hellbound Hellhound
(163 posts)This is purely on the ground reactions I've seen from folks, but for the most part, a lot of Dems felt disenfranchised by the "Selection" of Harris. They acknowledged that they may lose some votes from black women or women in general if Harris was passed over, but they felt that a candidate that "Could win" was more important than worrying about possible losses from any demographic. The most important thing to them was "Winning". That said, quite a few of them acknowledged that the Party was put into a pretty brutal situation, having to run a new campaign with only a month and a few weeks to gain steam, so some of them just got behind the "D" regardless.
That said, there's a lot of ill will towards the Party over this. I know a few, not many but a few, who have sworn of the Democratic party moving forward.