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cer7711

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 10:13 AM Dec 10

Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives' autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures [View all]

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Source: The Guardian - British newspaper

Kamala Harris lost last year’s US presidential election because she chased the wrong voters with the wrong message, ultimately demobilising the very base that she needed to win, according to an autopsy by a progressive grassroots advocacy group.

The vice-president focused on courting moderate Republicans over motivating core Democratic working-class, young and progressive voters, a misstep compounded by her failure to break from Joe Biden on Gaza, says the report by RootsAction.

“To win back the White House and Congress, we urge the Democratic party to change course and embrace economic populist policies that inspire and help working-class Americans,” argues the autopsy. “The Democratic party must show voters that it has a spine and can stand up to corporate and big-money interests.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/kamala-harris-election-autopsy



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