Democrats in denial over Trump defeat, voters say: 'Haven't learned the lessons'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

25% : "After the meeting, O'Neal told the Guardian that he believes Harris lost in Saginaw because her campaign was too focused on abortion rights which was less of an issue in Michigan after voters amended the state constitution in 2022 to protect access.
19% : Community leaders in some of the poorest parts of Saginaw, where voter turnout dropped, repeatedly warned that the Harris campaign's focus on attacking Trump as unfit for office and winning the support of middle class white women, particularly over abortion rights, was alienating a large part of the Democratic constituency simply struggling to pay the bills and looking for economic reform.
16% : Voters in swing-state Michigan unimpressed with party's election critique and say fundamental shift is neededThe meeting was billed as an opportunity for the voters of Saginaw, Michigan to ask elected Democrats difficult questions about why Donald Trump, and not Kamala Harris, is moving into the White House on Monday.
15% : "The national party has made it so that they've set up a standard where if Donald Trump doesn't literally ruin democracy in a very visible way that people feel, then they're proven wrong.
14% : "Hammond said that the Democratic leadership erroneously thought it could gloss over core issues, such as anger over the Biden administration's support for Israel's war in Gaza, and a thirst for structural economic change which helped drive support for Trump.
13% : A large part of the Harris ad blitz in Michigan was dedicated to attacking Trump as a convicted criminal and a front for Project 2025, the authoritarian plan to impose rightwing control across the entire US government.

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