The American People are Angry
Despite Trump's hateful bigotry and White Christian nationalism, Americans voted for Trump's anti-establishment message over a Democratic Party that has embraced the status quo over the needs of working people.
Senator Bernie Sanders has been warning for years that the "the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party" have failed to "understand the pain and political alienation that tens of millions of Americans are experiencing." Sanders blamed Democratic leaders for "defending the status quo" and failing to recognize that "the American people are angry and want change."
Donald J. Trump successfully harnessed the anger and frustration millions of Americans felt about some of the very institutions and systems he will now control as the country’s 47th president. (Credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times)
How Trump Won, and How Harris Lost, New York Times | 11/7/2024
By Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman, and Jonathan Swan
He made one essential bet: that his grievances would become the grievances of the MAGA movement, and then the G.O.P., and then more than half the country. It paid off.
Video: MAGA CNN Contributor Tells THE TRUTH About Kamala's Loss, The Young Turks | 11/6/2024
Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election because the Democratic Party has failed to represent working class voters.