Ron Brownstein

Well, you know, his overall national total vote was what, like about what was seventy nine million versus like, you know, he he got seventy eight. He got more votes than he did last time. But there was also a significant element of Biden voters who didn't come back. And I guess I have not gotten this engaged in this debate because I feel like that both things are like two sides of the same coin.

Well, you know, his overall national total vote was what, like about what was seventy nine million versus like, you know, he he got seventy eight. He got more votes than he did last time. But there was also a significant element of Biden voters who didn't come back. And I guess I have not gotten this engaged in this debate because I feel like that both things are like two sides of the same coin.

Well, you know, his overall national total vote was what, like about what was seventy nine million versus like, you know, he he got seventy eight. He got more votes than he did last time. But there was also a significant element of Biden voters who didn't come back. And I guess I have not gotten this engaged in this debate because I feel like that both things are like two sides of the same coin.

It's like the people who were disappointed in the outcomes of the Biden administration. Some of them were people who voted for him in 2020 and didn't come back. And some of them were new people who came out and voted for Trump. But it's still like either side of the ledger is still being driven.

It's like the people who were disappointed in the outcomes of the Biden administration. Some of them were people who voted for him in 2020 and didn't come back. And some of them were new people who came out and voted for Trump. But it's still like either side of the ledger is still being driven.

It's like the people who were disappointed in the outcomes of the Biden administration. Some of them were people who voted for him in 2020 and didn't come back. And some of them were new people who came out and voted for Trump. But it's still like either side of the ledger is still being driven.

It's not like they're still being driven by largely the same force, which is, you know, people didn't like what they got out of the last four years. And they thought Trump would do better on the things they care most about, which overshadowed the continuing hesitations many of them still had about him.

It's not like they're still being driven by largely the same force, which is, you know, people didn't like what they got out of the last four years. And they thought Trump would do better on the things they care most about, which overshadowed the continuing hesitations many of them still had about him.

It's not like they're still being driven by largely the same force, which is, you know, people didn't like what they got out of the last four years. And they thought Trump would do better on the things they care most about, which overshadowed the continuing hesitations many of them still had about him.

I mean, just kind of let it sink in that Trump won a higher share of women who identified as pro-choice in 24 than he did in 2020, okay? And it wasn't like abortion was less relevant in 24 than it was in 20.

I mean, just kind of let it sink in that Trump won a higher share of women who identified as pro-choice in 24 than he did in 2020, okay? And it wasn't like abortion was less relevant in 24 than it was in 20.

I mean, just kind of let it sink in that Trump won a higher share of women who identified as pro-choice in 24 than he did in 2020, okay? And it wasn't like abortion was less relevant in 24 than it was in 20.

And it was just that for enough voters, their immediate circumstance just was more important. American Bridge spent, I think it was $150 million on a program aimed solely at non-college white women in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

And it was just that for enough voters, their immediate circumstance just was more important. American Bridge spent, I think it was $150 million on a program aimed solely at non-college white women in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

And it was just that for enough voters, their immediate circumstance just was more important. American Bridge spent, I think it was $150 million on a program aimed solely at non-college white women in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

And Harris did no better than Biden, maybe a little worse among them, you know, after all of that effort, because like no matter what messages you were driving, these were people who felt that their life just didn't work at the moment.

And Harris did no better than Biden, maybe a little worse among them, you know, after all of that effort, because like no matter what messages you were driving, these were people who felt that their life just didn't work at the moment.

And Harris did no better than Biden, maybe a little worse among them, you know, after all of that effort, because like no matter what messages you were driving, these were people who felt that their life just didn't work at the moment.

Like, I'm not minimizing that cultural issues were a problem on some fronts for Democrats, although I am in the camp to think the problem was more one of voters making judgments about your priorities rather than making decisions on those issues themselves. But either way...

Like, I'm not minimizing that cultural issues were a problem on some fronts for Democrats, although I am in the camp to think the problem was more one of voters making judgments about your priorities rather than making decisions on those issues themselves. But either way...