• AngryRobot@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        No, right-wing extremist propaganda pushed by the algorithms of youtube and tiktok suppressed the turnout.

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          6 days ago

          That’s a big part of it, but not all.

          We’ve seen a global backlash against the party in power, in that context Harris refusing to distance herself from Biden absolutely contributed.

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            5 days ago

            I would note that she stopped separating from Biden when she got the Cheney endorsement and swung hard to the right. That’s where the campaign momentum died.