Curious, honest question for everyone: What do both sides here think were the key drivers?

Author: jakers (14094 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 11:38 am on Nov 6, 2024

Genuinely interested in what our posters on both sides of the aisle think made the biggest difference. I honestly don't know, myself, as the issues many are claiming would matter this time are the same ones I thought would matter *more* in 2022 than they did in the results.

- Social issues? People are arguing over the same things they did 2 years ago. I don't believe Trump would have won a 2022 election, and the Republicans did not reclaim the Senate that year.

- Economic issues? Inflation was bad in 2020 and in 2022. It didn't really move the needle in those elections.

- Lack of COVID impact on mail-in votes? I just don't see that, as it was every bit as straightforward to send your ballot in this year as it was in 2020.

I'm down to a few things that I may be way wrong about: Immigration, Crime and Safety, and 1A/2A/Freedom concerns. Please understand: I'm not arguing who is/was right or wrong about these issues in this post, just wondering if they drove voters.

Full transparency: I've added Conor and Frank back to my viewed posters (reserving the right to change my mind if anything gets personal). I'm wondering what everyone thinks mattered most.


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