"Just how exactly did a majority of americans select donald Trump over Kamala Harris" --Aphrodite Avidon, Eighth Grade
How Did Harris Lose?
What the heck just happened? That’s the question many Americans are asking. There’s one main answer—the economy. The Biden administration has historically seen bad inflation reports. Forty percent of Americans say inflation or the cost of living was their most important issue this year. Their main instinct is to blame the current administration or the party in power—the Democrats. It’s impossible to know if Biden’s approval ratings, or the election results would be this way if inflation wasn’t so high. But if inflation wasn’t so high, many wonder if we would be looking at a a Kamala Harris win.
The fact that, throughout the campaign,Trump repeatedly claimed that Harris would have the exact same policy as Biden also probably made up many people’s choice this election. Probably. A counterargument for the inflation is that wage growths are catching up with it, which is true in many parts of the country, however not in some places like Lehigh County, PA, the home of Allentown. Allentown has an especially large Hispanic population, and was one of the counties that decided the election this year.
“Trump spoke much more about the economy than Harris, and people thought he was the man for the job and to fix the inflation,” said Telegraph Economic Correspondent and OSA Student Elias Yuasa. “Even though his plans probably won’t help the economy,” he later said. Yuasa isn’t the only one who thinks this. Many economists predict that Trump’s plan to have a 10% tariff on imported goods, and 15% on Chinese goods will make prices 10 and 15% more expensive.
The economy isn’t the only thing that helped Trump. Trump spread discredited stories about illegal immigration, such as the town of Aurora, Colorado being taken over by Venezuelan gangs, as well as that Haitians who had legally come here, were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. Immigration has risen quite a bit during the Biden administration, and Trump seems to blame it for unrelated things, like emphasizing migrant crime as one of his major concerns, despite it not being a major concern for many. Trump also has received harsh criticism for instructing congressional Republicans to block a bipartisan border security bill, however many still thrush him on that issue more than they do Harris.
Harris lost the war in Israel. For the people, often Jews and Muslims, who’s number one issue was the conflict, Harris did not represent this conflict well. Harris seemed to be neutral on the war, taking stances in favor of Israel, as well as supporting a cease-fire. Many Muslims chose to vote for Jill Stein, the Green party candidate rather than Harris, while many pro-Israel people chose Trump, who stands in favor of giving money and weapons to Israel. Trump said “I’ll give [Netanyahu] a blank check,” saying he heavily supports giving aid to them. Three percent of Pennsylvania’s population is Jewish, and 2.4% of Michigan’s population is Muslim, both larger than the margins in those states. The 3.6% of America that considers themselves Jewish or Muslim sure didn’t help Harris this year.
Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont said that, “The Democratic party has failed to connect with working class voters, and therefore working class voters have failed to connect with the Democratic party.” Many think he said this well. Both Biden and Harris have accepted the election results, and Harris pledging to certify her election loss.
What the heck just happened? That’s the question many Americans are asking. There’s one main answer—the economy. The Biden administration has historically seen bad inflation reports. Forty percent of Americans say inflation or the cost of living was their most important issue this year. Their main instinct is to blame the current administration or the party in power—the Democrats. It’s impossible to know if Biden’s approval ratings, or the election results would be this way if inflation wasn’t so high. But if inflation wasn’t so high, many wonder if we would be looking at a a Kamala Harris win.
The fact that, throughout the campaign,Trump repeatedly claimed that Harris would have the exact same policy as Biden also probably made up many people’s choice this election. Probably. A counterargument for the inflation is that wage growths are catching up with it, which is true in many parts of the country, however not in some places like Lehigh County, PA, the home of Allentown. Allentown has an especially large Hispanic population, and was one of the counties that decided the election this year.
“Trump spoke much more about the economy than Harris, and people thought he was the man for the job and to fix the inflation,” said Telegraph Economic Correspondent and OSA Student Elias Yuasa. “Even though his plans probably won’t help the economy,” he later said. Yuasa isn’t the only one who thinks this. Many economists predict that Trump’s plan to have a 10% tariff on imported goods, and 15% on Chinese goods will make prices 10 and 15% more expensive.
The economy isn’t the only thing that helped Trump. Trump spread discredited stories about illegal immigration, such as the town of Aurora, Colorado being taken over by Venezuelan gangs, as well as that Haitians who had legally come here, were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. Immigration has risen quite a bit during the Biden administration, and Trump seems to blame it for unrelated things, like emphasizing migrant crime as one of his major concerns, despite it not being a major concern for many. Trump also has received harsh criticism for instructing congressional Republicans to block a bipartisan border security bill, however many still thrush him on that issue more than they do Harris.
Harris lost the war in Israel. For the people, often Jews and Muslims, who’s number one issue was the conflict, Harris did not represent this conflict well. Harris seemed to be neutral on the war, taking stances in favor of Israel, as well as supporting a cease-fire. Many Muslims chose to vote for Jill Stein, the Green party candidate rather than Harris, while many pro-Israel people chose Trump, who stands in favor of giving money and weapons to Israel. Trump said “I’ll give [Netanyahu] a blank check,” saying he heavily supports giving aid to them. Three percent of Pennsylvania’s population is Jewish, and 2.4% of Michigan’s population is Muslim, both larger than the margins in those states. The 3.6% of America that considers themselves Jewish or Muslim sure didn’t help Harris this year.
Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont said that, “The Democratic party has failed to connect with working class voters, and therefore working class voters have failed to connect with the Democratic party.” Many think he said this well. Both Biden and Harris have accepted the election results, and Harris pledging to certify her election loss.
