– It should not be a big surprise that the Democrats, who have abandoned the working class, find out that the working class has abandoned them. That’s what Bernie Sanders writes on the X. He is an independent senator from Vermont who twice fought to be the Democratic presidential candidate. He simultaneously points to several reasons why the population wants change: Economic inequality Lower living standards and fear of the consequences of AI Lack of public health services and expensive medicines Opposition to Israel and the war in Gaza Figures that show how the various groups in the USA voted in this year’s election, points out that Sanders has a point. 55 percent of voters without higher education voted for Donald Trump, according to figures from the AP news agency. The same group is also quite unanimous that: Trump is better suited to handle the economy Kamala Harris is not a strong leader Only 43 percent of those without higher education voted for Kamala Harris. It thus appears that the trend from 2016 has continued. Namely, it was white working-class voters and those without education who gave Trump the shock victory in 2016. Old explanation in new election It is not just expressions like “Make America Great Again” and “We’re not going back” that have been used in this year’s election campaign. In fact, an expression from the presidential election campaign in 1992 has once again had a sort of renaissance. “It’s the economy, stupid” was originally intended for internal use among Bill Clinton’s staff to maintain focus throughout the election campaign. But the content has proven to be relevant in this year’s election as well. 7 out of 10 voters answered that inflation and high prices were the most important issue for how they themselves voted, according to the election day survey by the AP news agency. 3 out of 10 say that the family finances are worse now than at the last election. 9 out of 10 state that they are concerned about high food prices, while 8 out of 10 are concerned about the costs associated with housing, health services/medicines and gas/electricity. One of the most famous expressions in American politics was created in this office in Little Rock, Arkansas. Photo: SPENCER TIERY / AP Economy important to many Figures from AP also show that the majority in all age groups believe that Trump is best suited to handle the economy. Analysts have pointed to the high price increase in recent years as a clear reason why many are turning to Trump. Despite the fact that the Biden administration has succeeded in getting the rise in prices under control, and that: growth in the national economy is good, unemployment is close to historic lows, consumption remains stable, the average wealth of Americans is at a record high. In Edison’s survey, 45 percent answered that their family finances are worse than four years ago. 20 percent answered the same in 2020. Overall, Trump voters believe that the American economy is doing badly. – This is not true, but many people experience high food prices and wages that have not quite caught up with inflation. Many also feel that they have it much tighter now than in the years when Donald Trump was president. That’s what Sigrid Rege Gårdsvoll, USA connoisseur and commentator in Vårt Land for news, says. Immigration five times more important The second big issue for Trump voters is immigration. He pushed hard on opposition to immigration during the election campaign in 2016, continue in 2020 and continue now. Talk from AP points to the fact that he was right. Immigration was five times more important to voters in this year’s election than in 2020, the figures show. 2 out of 10 say it was the most important issue for them. In the last four years, close to 10 million have crossed the border from Mexico, after President Biden repealed several of the border measures that Trump introduced. Many take over illegally. Before Trump was president, he closed the door to many migrants who wanted to come to the United States. In the election campaign, he has said that he wants to round up millions of undocumented immigrants in camps and then deport them en masse, and 4 out of 10 voters say they agree on this. Embraced by Latinos Latin American voters, known as “Latinos”, have traditionally voted for the Democrats. This year we see a clear change. A whopping 42 percent of voters with a Latin American background voted for Trump, according to AP. The number is even higher if you only look at the men. There, 47 percent voted for Trump. Photographer Roel Reyes (59) is not surprised. He lives in Rio Grande in Texas, in the county with the highest proportion of Hispanics. He drives around in a car decorated with Trump flags, and says he almost only gets positive reactions. If you see Roel Reyez out for a drive, there is no doubt who he voted for. The car is decorated with both Trump flags, in addition to American flags. Photographer Roel Reyes (59) drives around in a car decorated with Trump flags, and says he almost only gets positive reactions. – Most of the Latin American population is conservative. We are conservative people, and the Democrats have gone too far to the left, he says to the news agency. Analysts call it “a disaster election” for the Democrats. In 2024, Joe Biden won the group of Hispanic voters with 63 percent. Especially in states such as Florida and Texas, the move towards the Republicans is clear, but one can see the same pattern in several other states. Latin Americans are the fastest growing population group and make up around 12 per cent of voters. Moving to the right It is not only Latinos who have moved towards the Republican side in this election. – He has advanced in all voter groups, minus women with higher education. This is what US connoisseur and series creator Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen says to news. Many expected that young men would vote for Trump. They did that too. 52 percent of men under 45 voted for him. He was even more popular among men over 45, AP figures show. Experts point to opposition to the Metoo movement and woke as part of the reason for the increase. Overwhelming support for Harris in one group But one group stood out clearly in the opposite direction: black women. The survey by AP shows that a full 89 percent of them voted for Kamala Harris, while only 9 percent voted for Trump. Among women in general, both younger and older people voted for Harris, she got between 51 and 55 percent of the votes among them. The exception is white women, where 53 percent voted for Trump. What is surprising is that Harris gathered less support from young women than Biden did four years ago (55 percent versus 61 percent). Latin American women and black men voted for the Democrats at a much higher rate than other groups. Throughout the election campaign, Trump has courted black young men to get them on his side, but the increase in votes was less than expected. But Harris actually does worse among black voters than Biden did (83 percent versus 91 percent). Alexis Buchanan Thomas is co-founder of Black Girls Do Politics, an association that wants to get black women into politics. Alexis Buchanan Thomas does not think that the waltzinger is about ethnicity, but rather about women in general. Photo: AP She is deeply disappointed by the result, and says many are afraid of what it will mean. She also points to the fact that many black and Hispanic men voted for Trump. – I feel that many black women feel betrayed by our brothers in this movement, who chose to follow a path that will not necessarily protect women, she says to the AP news agency. Published 07.11.2024, at 09.49 Updated 07.11.2024, at 13.32
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