The Atlantic
Trump’s win attributed to Democrats’ failure to distance from “wokeness”, Biden’s refusal to step aside for younger leaders, and Harris’s perceived undeserved VP position. Trump’s multiracial, working-class coalition, improved performance with all racial groups except whites, and Democrats’ alienation of working-class voters and indulgence of unpopular academic perspectives contributed to his victory. Democrats’ focus on identity politics and refusal to self-scrutinize criticized. Harris’s campaign seen as a learning opportunity.