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Is Racism & Bigotry still the biggest factor in Presidential Elections? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by BadmanDan@lemmy.world to c/AskUSA

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Just gonna keep this short and to the point.

We all know FDR only went so far with including black people in new deal programs to appease the southern coalition of Dems. He also denied entry for Jewish Refugees and deported many Mexicans during the Great Depression.

Once LBJ passed the Civil Rights Act, Dems essentially lost the South forever.

Nixon pulled federal funding from affordable public housing in black neighborhoods and it strengthened his base.

Reagan blamed the aids epidemic on gay people and was embraced by the country.

Obama had to run on being anti-gay marriage in 08, but ran on being pro-gay marriage in 2012 and lost some support.

Trump spent millions in anti-trans ads. And leaned into the trans panic.

I know social issues aren’t everything, but it seems like that’s the direction America has gone post Civil Rights.

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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Should Kamala Harris have done more to attract the far left vote? Maybe.

But I can say with absolute certainty that she lost more votes than that simply for being a person of color with a vagina.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"far left" whatever. She didn't even try to appeal to the Democratic base.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

overton window has been dragged so far rightward its not even visible anymore.

we are just staring at a blank wall.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days ago

And non-voters are what allows that to happen. When the only ones participating in any meaningful way are right of center, the Overton window is naturally going to shift to represent them.