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It's not their fault, but they definitely chose to prioritize supporting a genocide above pleasing their most fervent base.
They had polling data for months showing the impopularity of it and the low polling numbers. We all saw the polling data.
They broke what many considered to be an election promise in 2020 that Biden would be a one term. And they robbed their voters of an open primary, most likely because they knew a progressive populist would easily beat Harris. Harris has never appealed to a broad audience.
But even so, Harris got an enormous boost when she replaced Biden. All she had to do was distance herself from his unpopular positions. She should have criticized Biden on inflation and working class income stagnation. She should have let a Palestinian talk at the DNC. She should have met Arab Americans in Dearborn. And she should have voiced criticism on Netanyahu to get the hostages home and stop the killing. Heck, even Biden had more class when handling upset protestors.
But she dropped the ball on all those important issues.
It's political incompetence and a sell-out to corporate interests.
I'm sure that someone more savvy like Pete Buttigieg would have easily beaten Trump.
But still, it's not their fault. Everything Trump is doing is his fault.
You analysis is spot on.
Harris threw away an easy layup. Trump was as unpopular as Biden when Biden dropped out.
And the Democratic machine couldnt make a W happen because they are owned by AIPAC. They would have had to call the genocide for what it was.
Not sure I still understand the reasoning that some how wants to allow the non-voters to not own up to their mistake. If both parties were the same on the same issue of Palestine then that's an issue that cancels each other out, I am not saying this is not atrocious from both parties because it is. But the rest of Pro’s should have been more then enough to warrant an effort from the non-voters to make an effort to save their democracy, rights and freedom.
I have seen it time and time again after the election, “iT’s tHe MeSsAgInG”. If sound reasoning and logic was applied the red flags were very loud from the Trump camp that what he is visiting upon the US is what was going to be expected if he won. So no, I will always tell those non-voters that their inaction is what helped cause all of this and by a large factor.