A top Democratic polling firm reported Vice President Kamala Harris’s resounding loss to President-elect Donald Trump came down to an undue focus on “cultural issues” as well as her failure to address inflation and border policies.
Trump’s decisive victory on Tuesday, which secured the popular vote and flipped at least four battlegrounds red, stunned many in the Democratic Party.
Blueprint released a report on Friday seeking to explain the staggering red wave by outlining the top three reasons why voters rejected Harris. Here’s a look into the firm’s findings.
The top reason people gave for choosing Trump over Harris was because they resonated with his populist message on inflation and the economy.
Saying that inflation was “too high under the Biden-Harris Administration,” the issue came in highest for black voters at 27% while 25% of voters overall said it was the top reason why they didn’t support Harris.
Voters also cast their ballots for Trump because they agreed with his concerns about immigration policy.
Worries about high levels of illegal immigration proved to be the top issue for 23% of all voters, with the same percentage of people saying it was their primary concern in battleground states such as Pennsylvania.
Voters agreed with the statement “Too many immigrants illegally crossed the border under the Biden-Harris Administration,” their support for Trump’s tough stance on border policy coming after relaxed border policies under President Joe Biden allowed for a record number of illegal immigrants to come into the U.S.
Voters also expressed beliefs that Harris had abandoned working-class people in favor of progressive agenda items, touting dissatisfaction with her focus on transgender policy over issues that mattered to the middle class.
Across swing states, 25% of voters believed that Harris was out of touch, seeming more “focused more on cultural issues like transgender issues rather than helping the middle class.” In what appeared to be a decisive indictment against the Democratic Party, more swing state voters chose Trump over the issue than any other, including economy and inflation.
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