None of which were compelling when it's clear that the economy and prices/inflation were the dominant issue in 2024. The fact that we're seeing a complete switch in 2025 voting patterns with the SAME issues (economy, prices/inflation) dominating exit polls makes it clear. The president's party always gets punished when the economy is bad. That's a fact going back hundreds of years.
The trans stuff is a classic example of "bytch eating crackers" syndrome - ie when you are mad and don't like somebody, even the most minor shyt they do becomes a complaint point. An unlikable, old, fumbling president who can't string together multiple coherent sentences or fix a stumbling economy. Well now that's Trump, not Biden. Add in a god awful gerrymandering scheme that is backfiring and republicans could lose 50+ seats next year.
The economy is going to get worse, not better. Jobs are being erased and the federal government isn't even talking about it (AI, automation, etc). Meanwhile the president is hosting bowtie dinners and building a ball room. And you're talking about trannies. Anyone with a brain can see where this is going, what matters and what doesn't. Now if dems take over, ramp up the identity politics bullshyt again while doing nothing to fix the economy? Guess what, they will get punished again. Good thing is that there's a clear indication that our politics have changed. Whether it's Mamdani style affordability or Klein/neolib style abundance, the focus is on helping Americans. I don't expect the next dem nom to spend much of any time talking about highways being racist, who is impacted disproportionately by xyz, stolen land acknowledgements, etc. That shyt is over with. People need economic help.
