Ron Brownstein
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No, non-college white women. Non-college. Non-college white women who supported legal abortion but were negative on the economy. they voted two to one for Trump. Even the college white women who supported legal abortion and were negative on the economy only narrowly voted for Harris. And all of this explains what I kind of view as a critical variable, which is that if you look at 2022,
No, non-college white women. Non-college. Non-college white women who supported legal abortion but were negative on the economy. they voted two to one for Trump. Even the college white women who supported legal abortion and were negative on the economy only narrowly voted for Harris. And all of this explains what I kind of view as a critical variable, which is that if you look at 2022,
No, non-college white women. Non-college. Non-college white women who supported legal abortion but were negative on the economy. they voted two to one for Trump. Even the college white women who supported legal abortion and were negative on the economy only narrowly voted for Harris. And all of this explains what I kind of view as a critical variable, which is that if you look at 2022,
and you look at candidates like Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Shapiro, Tony Evers, Raphael Warnock, Katie Hobbs, Mark Kelly, they all won a significantly higher share of voters who were pro-choice in their state than Harris did two years later. I mean, Harris just, the abortion issue did not move as many people as it did two years earlier because too many of them
and you look at candidates like Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Shapiro, Tony Evers, Raphael Warnock, Katie Hobbs, Mark Kelly, they all won a significantly higher share of voters who were pro-choice in their state than Harris did two years later. I mean, Harris just, the abortion issue did not move as many people as it did two years earlier because too many of them
and you look at candidates like Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Shapiro, Tony Evers, Raphael Warnock, Katie Hobbs, Mark Kelly, they all won a significantly higher share of voters who were pro-choice in their state than Harris did two years later. I mean, Harris just, the abortion issue did not move as many people as it did two years earlier because too many of them
We're unhappy with the economy and we're not willing to look past it in the presidential race in the way they were in a governor or Senate race. And to me, you know, we can talk about the structural change and you can't deny there's some of that happening with nonwhite men in particular.
We're unhappy with the economy and we're not willing to look past it in the presidential race in the way they were in a governor or Senate race. And to me, you know, we can talk about the structural change and you can't deny there's some of that happening with nonwhite men in particular.
We're unhappy with the economy and we're not willing to look past it in the presidential race in the way they were in a governor or Senate race. And to me, you know, we can talk about the structural change and you can't deny there's some of that happening with nonwhite men in particular.
But the core thing that happened was that economic discontent overwhelmed both the Democrats best issues and overwhelmed the doubts about Trump, which are still there.
But the core thing that happened was that economic discontent overwhelmed both the Democrats best issues and overwhelmed the doubts about Trump, which are still there.
But the core thing that happened was that economic discontent overwhelmed both the Democrats best issues and overwhelmed the doubts about Trump, which are still there.
You know, it turned out that, I don't know, what was the period of the highest inflation? The summer of 21 till the fall of 22? Like, it turned out that was the decisive period of this election. And that 2022, as I wrote, kind of gave Democrats a misleading signal.
You know, it turned out that, I don't know, what was the period of the highest inflation? The summer of 21 till the fall of 22? Like, it turned out that was the decisive period of this election. And that 2022, as I wrote, kind of gave Democrats a misleading signal.
You know, it turned out that, I don't know, what was the period of the highest inflation? The summer of 21 till the fall of 22? Like, it turned out that was the decisive period of this election. And that 2022, as I wrote, kind of gave Democrats a misleading signal.
Because, you know, as you wrote, I wrote, everybody wrote, it was Democrats in 22 won an unprecedentedly high share of voters who were discontented with Biden and discontented with the economy.
Because, you know, as you wrote, I wrote, everybody wrote, it was Democrats in 22 won an unprecedentedly high share of voters who were discontented with Biden and discontented with the economy.
Because, you know, as you wrote, I wrote, everybody wrote, it was Democrats in 22 won an unprecedentedly high share of voters who were discontented with Biden and discontented with the economy.