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Not for lack of trying. Harris made repeated trips down to the boarder to play "Tough On Crime" dress-up for the conservatives. She even did the famous Do Not Come speech, aimed at Guatemalan migrants fleeing their own domestic (US sponsored) ethnic cleansing.
You'd think folks obsessed with "border security" would love Democrats, given how regularly they advance bills to harden and militarize the border. Unless of course... this isn't about "security" at all. It is about white supremacy and the consolidation of power within a single ethno-nationalist party.
In that case, why on earth would white nationalists side with a party full of non-white people? Why do Democrats spend so much time and money and man-hours attempting to court their vote, while spending even more time and money and man-hours alienating the votes of people of color and left-liberal migrant families?
"Hey you fucking idiots, vote for me!"
~ Richie Torries, 2028
Harris failed not because of her policies, but because she never was willing to sincerely differentiate herself from a Democratic party who continued to put themselves and their donors ahead of the average citizen.
Trump blew up the Republican party and it was a breathe of fresh air for a Washington full of their own self interest.
Its faaaaaar less about policies. It about an actual vision and authenticity. For as shitty as it is, Trump has this and Harris didn't. This is leverage.
Edit: I wholly agree with the white supremecy undercurrent. But this isn't new.