Kamala Harris’s results in the recent presidential elections were very disappointing for her supporters, as she was unable to defeat Donald Trump in any of the seven key states, including Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania that are part of the Democratic “Blue Wall.”
The most striking thing is that Harris' results were below those of Joe Biden in 2020 in all states, with the exception of Washington on the west coast of the country.
On the contrary, Donald Trump improved his results in all 50 states compared to 2020, which was reflected in the fact that for the first time in the three presidential elections he faced, he won the popular vote.
Why did Kamala Harris do worse than Joe Biden?
Although he ended up losing in those states, according to the Telegraph, Trump's biggest gains occurred in New York (6.4 points), California (5.8), New Jersey (5.1), and Maryland (5).
In the case of Harris, her biggest losses compared to Biden occurred in California (-6.2 points), New Jersey (-6), Maryland (-5.5), and Florida (-5).
In the state of Washington, Harris obtained 59% of the votes, while the current president of the United States won with 57.9% four years ago.
At the county level, the numbers are even more impressive according to the Telegraph table: out of the 3,007 counties in the United States, Harris had worse results than Biden in 2,610 and only in 24 of them did her gains exceed 3%.
Why did Trump do better than in 2020?
The Republican candidate improved his results among different groups, especially among men under 30, African American men, and Latino men.
The Latino communities, for example, explain that the Republican grew by almost 100,000 votes in Pennsylvania, enough to flip the most important state in the presidential elections that had voted for the Democratic candidate four years earlier.
Was Biden a better candidate than Harris?
According to the polls, Harris was much better rated than the President of the United States. Therefore, the analysis within the Democratic Party is that Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race was very late and that left very little time for his vice president to put together a convincing campaign (100 days).
Furthermore, it is estimated that Harris was unable to distance herself from the burden of representing a president and a government - of which she is a part - that are very poorly evaluated by citizens.
Why did Biden win in 2020 then? Because that election was mostly a referendum on Donald Trump's erratic first administration.