LESSONS FOR DEMOCRATS AND EVERYONE ELSE – OUR FIRST POLITICAL ISSUES POST AFTER WE HUMBLY AND RESPECTFULLY COMPLIED WITH TEMPORARY PRE-ELECTION FACEBOOK CENSORSHIP OF POLITICAL ISSUES POSTS
The election is over, and despite vicious Putin-style political persecution by Democrats against MAGA Republicans and their leadership, MAGA took power and won big. They now hold a trifecta—full control of all branches of power for the next two years until the midterms.
How could it happen?
We don’t have truly independent media—most of the mainstream media was under Democrat control. Social media, except perhaps X, was and is also firmly controlled by those who support Democrats, so censorship bias against MAGA was apparent.
Democrats didn’t have any traitors within their ranks, either in the executive branch or the legislative branch. There were no leaks, no scandals, and no impeachments. All Democrats strictly followed party discipline and voted along party lines.
When it comes to donations from big businesses and small donors, Democrats by far outraised Republicans and had no shortage of money.
Democrats were able to replace a clearly failed President Biden with a seemingly much more popular first Black/Indian woman VP, who even performed well in her debate against Trump. Kamala Harris became very popular among Democrats and among many social groups, including Black women, young women, professional women, and even older women. She was also very popular among educated elites and white professionals in the suburbs. Kamala appeared to get ahead in the polls against Trump back in August–September 2024.
Many Democrat lawmakers also did very well in polls and raised much more money than their Republican counterparts.
At the same time, Trump became a convicted felon. He also had numerous federal criminal charges pending, his team was struggling to adjust their messaging to attack Kamala instead of Biden, and on top of it, many observers believed Trump underperformed during the debate against Kamala.
All in all, it looked like Democrats had better chances of winning the presidency, a good shot at flipping the House of Representatives, and even some chances of keeping the Senate, though those chances were slim.
And then came the election, and Trump won in every single battleground state by unquestionable margins. He won the popular vote—the first Republican to do so since 1988—and MAGA Republicans secured both the Senate and the House.
WHY?
UNRELIABLE MEDIA CONTROL
First of all, the majority of the working class and everyone else who is not too educated or too engaged in politics (young people especially) don’t watch the national news channels like CNN or MSNBC, nor do they read The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Guardian, and other liberal propaganda outlets. As a result, the Democrats’ endless smear campaign against Trump wasn’t as effective as they had expected.
MARTYR DISSIDENT EFFECT – POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CRIMINAL CHARGES BACKFIRED
A lot more people than Democrats expected do not trust the justice system and our institutions in general. These institutions are no longer working for the majority—they only work for affirmative action DEI appointees like Kamala Harris or for bureaucracy and welfare recipients, but not for most normal, self-sufficient people. Consequently, the majority of voters, including independents, were very skeptical about all the criminal charges brought against Trump by Democrats.
Democrats expected that filing various criminal charges—including classified documents retention, election interference, falsification of business records, and others—would tarnish Trump’s character just enough to convince the majority of voters that he is a bad guy who despises the rule of law and is unfit to be president of our great nation.
Democrats knew these cases weren’t guaranteed wins, but that wasn’t important to them. What mattered was the impact these criminal cases were expected to have on Trump’s reputation.
Some Democrats might object, saying: It wasn’t Democrats who “persecuted” Trump; it was the Department of Justice, Georgia state prosecutors, and New York courts—all independent entities—pursuing justice based on his actual bad behavior, such as calling Georgia’s Secretary of State to request additional votes, organizing the January 6 protest, retaining classified documents, or engaging in illegal financial manipulations during the porn star case settlement process. Democrats usually accompany these arguments by emphasizing that no one should be above the law.
However, Democrats failed to realize that even before the Trump persecution, the majority of voters had lost trust in these institutions—including courts, the Department of Justice, the FBI, and prosecutors—due to personal negative experiences.
On top of that, the majority of voters had already lost trust in mainstream media and had switched to alternative sources of information.
Furthermore, it became increasingly clear to the public that all the cases against Trump were filed in Democrat-controlled jurisdictions (except the classified documents case in Florida), were prosecuted by openly anti-Trump prosecutors (Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg, Jack Smith, etc.), litigated by anti-Trump judges like Judge Marchan in New York, and presented to Never-Trumper juries. This indicated that Trump had no chance of receiving due process or a fair trial.
There was also the January 6 committee, conceived as a show trial akin to the Reichstag fire trials in Nazi Germany, where communists were wrongfully framed for burning the Reichstag (German Parliament). That incident was used as a pretext for persecution against German communists by the Nazis. In this case, Democrats intentionally created the January 6 committee as a kangaroo court consisting strictly of biased Democrats and two RINOs (Cheney and Kinzinger) who worked with Democrats to build a basis for political persecution of MAGA Republicans and Trump personally.
The January 6 committee also sought to hurt Trump’s reputation with voters by portraying him as a dangerous insurrectionist unfit to be president of the U.S. No MAGA Republican was allowed to participate in the committee proceedings, no witnesses were cross-examined by Trump’s attorneys, and all the tapes were heavily edited to provide only partial footage that supported the Democrats’ “insurrection” narrative. Contradictory footage was withheld. It took a Republican House to force the release of all January 6 tapes that Democrats had previously refused to make public, finally allowing fair access for the public to judge what really happened that day.
In essence, by filing multiple criminal charges against Trump and organizing the January 6 show trials, Democrats crossed the red line between a civilized political struggle typical of any democracy and totalitarian-style persecution of political opposition.
Political persecution of the opposition is a weapon of choice in autocracies, wannabe totalitarian regimes, and third-world banana republics—not in civilized democracies. In fact, the absence of political persecution is what distinguishes democracies from autocracies, totalitarian regimes, or banana republics.
Relying on their ability to control the narrative through mainstream and social media, Democrats took the risk of appearing like a wannabe totalitarian regime for the sake of stopping Trump at any cost.
Americans didn’t buy this narrative because most of them already distrusted all the institutions Democrats recruited for political persecution. Moreover, Americans realized that these charges were politically motivated and, therefore, likely not credible.
That is why the Democrats’ political persecution didn’t work to destroy Trump or stop him from winning the election. On the contrary, it made him look more and more like a martyr at the hands of a wannabe totalitarian regime. When two assassination attempts were made against him, it completely tipped the scale in Trump’s favor and against his Democratic persecutors.
HIGH PRICES
Objectively speaking, prices were much lower during Trump’s presidency than during Biden’s. Prices for goods and services doubled or tripled, and due to high interest rates, borrowing money for mortgages, car purchases, and other needs became very costly. Quality of life dropped significantly.
If the Biden administration hadn’t lobbied for rescue packages in early 2021, none of this would have happened. All the Democrats needed to do when they came to power was literally nothing—if they had done so, inflation wouldn’t have occurred, labor shortages wouldn’t have emerged, and prices wouldn’t have soared.
However, driven by a populist desire to please the public and gain supporters, Biden Democrats decided to give billions of dollars in free money to the population, which was ready to return to reopened businesses. Instead of motivating people to go back to work by not providing a social safety net, they encouraged quiet resignation during COVID.
Eviction moratoriums also remained in place. As a result, millions stayed home, collected stimulus money, avoided returning to work, and lived rent-free in their apartments.
How could Democrats, who singlehandedly caused this crisis, be trusted to fix it? People decided they couldn’t be trusted and either voted Republican or abstained from voting.
RAMPANT CRIME
Democrats became infamous for their anti-police stance following the George Floyd riots. Calls to defund the police, restrain law enforcement, close prisons, send unarmed de-escalation psychologists to confront shooters instead of armed officers, and allow theft under $950 created widespread dissatisfaction.
This began with the mass burning and looting of every major urban center in 2020 and culminated in soft-on-crime policies that caused an epidemic of property crime, particularly smash-and-grab robberies in broad daylight.
People felt increasingly unsafe under Democratic leadership and believed the government sided with criminals and suspects rather than victims and law-abiding citizens.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Democrats needlessly opened the border to millions of unscreened migrants, who flooded the country. This caused significant resentment among locals, especially in border states and urban centers where migrants were bused.
Trump made illegal immigration a central focus of his agenda, proposing mass deportations and building a wall. His detailed plans earned the support of a majority of voters.
Democrats, in contrast, acknowledged the issue only shortly before the election and offered no viable solutions. Their immigration bill failed to provide for mass deportations or allocate funds for a wall—the only effective tool for stopping illegal immigration. Kamala Harris tried to promote the failed immigration bill as the “toughest on immigration in years,” but this was widely dismissed as a smokescreen.
Voters couldn’t trust the Biden-Harris administration, which had created the immigration crisis, to solve it.
ABORTION WASN’T IMPORTANT ENOUGH
After Republican losses in the midterms following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, Democrats expected abortion access to be a decisive issue in swing states, drawing more women to their camp.
However, since decisions on abortion had returned to the states, many swing states held referendums and passed measures protecting the right to choose. As a result, the threat of forced childbirth wasn’t as pressing as Democrats had hoped.
Compared to rampant crime, high prices, and illegal immigration, abortion was not as concerning to women, many of whom already used contraceptives or had children.
OBJECTIVE PROBLEMS WITH DEMOCRAT IDEOLOGY AND THE GROUPS THEY CATER TO
Democratic strategists have a lot to think about. The entire Democratic ideology is based on income redistribution schemes—making “big evil corporations” pay their “fair share” (as defined by Democrats). At the same time, Democrats receive most of their donations from these very corporations, whose owners promote leftist social policies while staying profitable.
For example, large “woke” corporations like Microsoft, which do extensive business in China, benefit from Democrats not imposing high tariffs on China. These corporations support Democrats, even though they may be required to contribute a “fair share” of their profits to fund expanded social services for the poor.
Another inconsistency is that the Democrats’ social agenda is woke and elitist, which alienates the working class. Some LGBTQ bloggers have noted that regular people don’t care about pronouns or other progressive issues if they can’t afford their rent.
Working-class parents strongly opposed DEI education and tolerance of LGBTQ agendas like gender fluidity being promoted in schools to young children. The working class and business community also opposed the Democrats’ soft-on-crime and lenient immigration policies, which led to millions of illegal migrants entering the country and a spike in property and violent crime.
Democrats tried to cater to unions, but even some, such as the Teamsters, declined to endorse Democratic candidates. Union members saw that no matter how successful they were in negotiating pay raises, high prices erased their gains, and the Democrats’ social policies frustrated them further.
The Democratic base has changed. It used to consist primarily of minorities and the working class. Today, it’s a smaller coalition of educated elites, liberal white suburban women, and Black women. While Democrats appointed many Black women to prominent government positions, this didn’t translate into broader support from other minority groups or even Black men.
Access to abortion, an issue central to educated women, doesn’t resonate as strongly with the working class.
Educated elites want Democrats to promote a radical leftist social agenda, but the working class doesn’t support it. This inconsistency between the Democrats’ social and economic agendas has created a significant challenge.
Democrats refused to abandon their soft-on-crime, pro-LGBTQ, and DEI policies to appeal to the working class.
Adding to these challenges is the anti-Semitic, pro-Palestinian faction within the Democratic Party, which alienated many Jewish voters and their supporters. At the same time, Muslim voters were split between their anti-Trump sentiment and their perception of Democrats as too pro-Israel.
Finally, the Democrats are burdened by socialist ideas that have proven unsustainable in other countries. Capitalism, despite its flaws, has consistently outperformed socialism in delivering competitiveness and innovation.
LACK OF QUALITY LEADERS AND GOOD LEADERSHIP
Kamala Harris didn’t appear to be a credible candidate following the embarrassing exit of her boss, President Biden, from the race. Democrats appeared unprepared.
It seemed they knew Biden was a weak candidate even in 2020, when they kept him out of the public eye and relied on the media to shield him from scrutiny. They hoped to find a stronger candidate during his first term but failed to do so.
When Trump announced his 2024 candidacy, Biden decided to run for a second term simply to oppose him, despite concerns about Biden’s ability to complete another term due to his mental decline.
The Democratic “politburo” ultimately settled on Biden again, even though it was clear he was a liability.
During the infamous debate, Biden’s performance embarrassed himself and his party, making it evident he needed to withdraw. This left Kamala Harris as the default candidate.
Kamala Harris had been largely kept in the shadows during Biden’s presidency. Occasionally, she drew criticism for awkward statements or mismanaging crises, such as the border situation, but she was mostly out of sight.
Rather than holding primaries to identify the best candidate through fair competition, Democrats hastily appointed Kamala based on her identity as the first potential Black woman president and her seniority as vice president.
This lack of preparation looked amateurish and rushed. Democrats seemed disorganized when Biden’s candidacy fell apart, and their decision to promote Kamala as a replacement appeared unconvincing to the public.
THE MAGA MOVEMENT VS. THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE
Trump had the MAGA movement, a well-recognized brand, and a political record, whether you liked it or not. Neither Biden nor Kamala had this level of national recognition, nor did they have a grassroots movement supporting them.
Part of the problem is that Democrats are a party of bureaucracy, deep state, and establishment—not the people.
The Democrats’ strict party discipline ironically worked against them. As a bureaucratic organization, they value obedience and conformity over bold leadership with an independent vision. As a result, they chose candidates like Biden and Kamala—obedient and easy to control—who served as façades for anonymous decision-makers within the party.
The mainstream media, controlled by Democrats, frequently attacked Trump for being a narcissistic “authoritarian.” But the truth was, Democrats simply could not tolerate independent, anti-establishment personalities, whether inside or outside their party.
Democrats accused Trump and his allies of lacking self-restraint and creating chaos. However, it was Democrats who caused chaos by intentionally sabotaging Trump’s first administration to destabilize the country.
CONCLUSION
Democrats lost because they caused inflation, high prices, and economic pain for the majority of Americans. They lost because they created a massive influx of illegal migrants, increased property and violent crime, and alienated the working class with their woke social agenda.
Democratic messaging catered to educated elites but ignored the working class. The party’s leaders lacked charisma and credibility. Their socialist ideology was inconsistent, and their politically motivated persecution of Trump made them look like autocrats rather than defenders of democracy.
Americans decided they could not trust Democrats to fix the problems they themselves had created. Instead, they chose to trust the previously persecuted MAGA opposition to save America from the Democrats’ woke and totalitarian socialism.
What lessons will Democrats learn from this?
They may try to give up DEI programs, abandon identity-based politics, drop most of their social agenda, and focus on wealth redistribution to the working class. Alternatively, they may drop wealth redistribution and double down on their social agenda.
Democrats will have to choose between educated elites and the working class—or come up with something entirely new. They’ll also need to find bold, anti-establishment leaders who risk inciting an internal revolt within the party.
In the 2024 election cycle, Democratic voters had no choice but to vote for Kamala Harris. However, the general public didn’t find her to be a viable candidate. Despite massive financial support and favorable media coverage, Harris struggled to connect with voters and build a recognizable brand.
For Democrats to remain competitive in the future, they’ll need to rethink their leadership, messaging, and policies to resonate with a broader base of voters.
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