The demographic detail of Donald Trump’s victory
Immigrant voters may have won America’s presidential election for the nativist candidate
For democrats, the worst thing about Kamala Harris’s loss is that Donald Trump will return to power. The second-worst thing, however, may be their inability to explain away his victory. In 2016 the left attributed his triumph to racism and the electoral college. This time, he won the popular vote—thanks not to “deplorables” but, the exit polls implied, to surging support from the non-white working class.
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United States November 16th 2024
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