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Dems gross incompetence is the exact reason they can't get enough votes to win what should have been the easiest election of all of our lifetimes
What policy issue do you disagree with them on?
Sustaining genocide in Gaza is a big one. Kamala's campaign was literally told by a sizeable number of voters that they wont vote for her unless she opposes it. It's the primary reason Kamala lost the election. And that's before mentioning that the Democratic convention didn't even give the greater party the ability to choose a candidate. The only choices were Biden and Kamala, and neither offered any worthwhile promise to their voter base. They just hit the "were not Trump" angle expecting to automatically win because of it.
On top of that- Failing to enshrined any trans-rights or abortion protections into law is a big one. They're also just as anti-worker as Republicans. Biden is the one who shutdown the rail strike, claiming the workers were "too necessary" to allow them to strike.
Democrats don't actually care about the causes they supposedly champion. So why should voters pretend like they do?
And as a preemptive comment: obviously Trump and Republicans are fascists. But the majority of Dems in power have more in common with their coworkers than they do with their average voter.
Not sure anyone has ever presented solid evidence that Kamala would have won if not for the Gaza issue. Most agree it was a contributing factor, but not a determening one. Which is scary when you think about it - the real reasons she lost appear to be more nuanced and more deeply related to general cynicism, ignorance and apathy.