Donald Trump’s performance in the 2024 election surpassed expectations, with the candidate winning the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and picking up larger shares of more diverse segments of the electorate, including Black and Latino male voters. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, a professor of African American studies at Princeton University, says the blame lies squarely on the Harris campaign, which refused to differentiate itself from unpopular incumbent President Joe Biden. “The problem here is with the leadership of the Democratic Party,” adds John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation. Nichols and Taylor discuss how Democrats “demobilized” young voters and grassroots organizers, to their electoral detriment. “Donald Trump, as a president who has very few guardrails, has the potential to take horrific actions,” says Nichols. For those seeking to oppose him, says Taylor, “There’s a lot of rebuilding that has to be done.”

Democracy Now November 06, 2024

Read the full article here Democracy Now!

Author Profile

External Media Posts

Latest entries

• Economic Development05/15/2025House Republicans float compromise to placate warring factions: Faster Medicaid cuts and a larger SALT deduction
• Educational Issues05/15/2025ICE Duped a Federal Judge Into Allowing Raid on Columbia Student Dorms
• Human Rights05/14/2025Birthright citizenship dispute at the Supreme Court has broad implications for Trump’s agenda
• Educational Issues05/14/2025An airstrike in central Myanmar kills up to 22 people at a bombed school, reports say