As the 2024 election season draws to a close, several prominent figures in the media and Democratic Party find themselves in a precarious position after disappointing performances at the polls.
Chuck Schumer & Nancy Pelosi
Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, lost their majority in the November election, and Republicans now control the chamber.
“As I have said many times, the only way to get things done in the Senate, whether in the majority or in the minority, is to pass bipartisan legislation while maintaining our principles. And over the next two years, That doesn't change.” stated in a statementAfter the November election.
Harris disappears from spotlight after election loss, vacations in Hawaii
George Soros, Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey (Getty Images)
Despite Vice President Harris suffering a decisive loss to President-elect Donald Trump, the New York Democratic Party praised her “historic candidacy” that “touched millions of people.”
Schumer and House Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi both campaigned vigorously for Biden and Harris, with Pelosi reportedly working to push Biden off the Harris-supporting ticket. However, it was ultimately not successful.
After the election, Pelosi faced: strict surveillance Her role in cornering Mr. Biden at the last minute was highly praised by Democrats and liberal media.
Mr. Pelosi pointed a finger Biden argued after the election that he should have withdrawn sooner.
“And like I said, Kamala could have done that and I think she would have done just fine.” [a primary] And we will continue to grow stronger. But we don't know that. That didn't happen. “We're living with what happened, and the president's immediate endorsement of Kamala Harris made it nearly impossible at the time to hold a primary,” Pelosi told the New York Times. It became,” he said. If we had done it sooner, things would have been different. ”
In an article headlined “Scoop: House Democrats are fed up with Pelosi,” Axios said that while she “still instills fear in the ranks she led for 20 years,” some Democrats ” “Pelosi is clearly unhappy that she hasn't faded into the sunset as promised.” Two years ago, she lost her gavel. ”
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Soros's money-making machine has supported progressive politicians and district attorneys across the country. suffered a large loss Blue California on election night when voters overwhelmingly rejected progressives on the crime issue.
California voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of Proposition 36, which repeals key provisions of Proposition 47, which the state's Democratic Party touted as progressive crime reform that would make the state safer.
When Prop. 47 was passed in 2014, it stated that most cases would be illegal if the amount stolen was less than $950, “unless the defendant has a prior conviction for murder, rape, certain sex crimes, or certain gun crimes.” Theft was downgraded from a felony to a misdemeanor.
Progressives also suffered a major loss in Los Angeles, where Proposition 47 co-author George Gascón, the Soros-backed district attorney, lost said former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, as crime was seen as the top issue of the election cycle.
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Beyoncé Knowles speaks at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on October 25, 2024. (Yi-Ching Li/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Another Soros-backed Golden State prosecutor's loss was against Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. I was remindedless than two years into office, following backlash over her alleged soft approach to crime.
Oakland's Democratic mayor, Shen Tao, also faced intense criticism from voters amid rising crime and was forced out of office after a recall effort passed with 65% of the vote.
In San Francisco, where crime is a big concern for voters, Democratic Mayor London Breed said. He lost his re-election campaign.
“This is a case of people interested in crime,” said Karrie Stimson, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and co-author of the book “Rogue Prosecutors: How Radical Soros Lawyers Are Destroying America's Communities.” I think it's much broader than just a message from someone.” he told FOX News Digital.
“This is a massive mandate, and we're asking for help from the public because we want our state back. We want our counties back, we want our cities back, and we want our failed social experiments back.” There's plenty of time and I hope they're absolute'', a terrible failure. ”
Soros' son Alex, who took over as the main face of the Soros empire, came under heated attack from conservatives during the campaign when he publicly hugged vice presidential candidate Tim Walz in his New York City penthouse. It was done.
Celebrities who support Harris
Harris' presidential campaign was perhaps the most star-studded in modern political history, with Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Usher, Beyoncé and many other celebrities in the race. Her participation in campaigns and direct promotion of her candidacy, as well as advertisements, ultimately failed to sway voters in battleground states.
The Harris campaign, which spent more than $1 billion over three months of extravagance, has come under scrutiny for spending millions on high-profile events attended by celebrities including the Chicago Tribune. Written by the editorial board“It's one thing for someone with a large following to simply stand next to a candidate at a podium and say a few words alone, but it's another to livestream the entire event with, say, Oprah Winfrey. That’s it.”
“Instead, rather than holding such an event, the Harris campaign should have given the candidate more of an opportunity to answer questions from independent journalists, explain herself, and explain her plans for America's future.” ” said the editorial board. I wrote. “Celebrity infiltration didn't work. Voters wanted to hear more about what Harris would do for them.”
Rep. Greg Landsman, an Ohio Democrat, won re-election in a state that Trump won by more than 10 points. ruined his party This month, we received an award for our celebrity endorsements during the 2024 election cycle.
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Harris and President Biden attend a campaign event in Pittsburgh on September 2, 2024. (AP/Jacqueline Martin)
“Nobody cares about that. We like their movies, we like their music. Who are they going to vote for? Well, it doesn't matter that much,” the congressman told CNN anchor Casey Hunt. No,” he said.
pollster
After many prominent news outlets and pollsters significantly missed their predictions for President Trump's performance in 2016, many conservatives believe that Trump's electoral strength in key battleground states will continue with a popular vote victory. He blames pollsters for failing to predict a landslide victory.
“Once again, the polls were off by about three total points, underestimating Donald Trump's support,” conservative commentator Charlie Kirk said. Posted in X After the election. “The voting margin in 2020 was about 4 points. Hidden Trump votes will cause violence again.”
Veteran pollster J. Ann Seltzer bear the brunt of criticism A Des Moines Register poll released just days before the election showed Harris winning Iowa by 3 points, drawing support from conservatives. In the end, Trump won the state by more than 13 points.
“My free advice to Democrats is to fire all the consultants and pollsters and so-called experts who give you advice on how to get the Hispanic vote, because they don't know Jack. ,” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s secretary of state nominee, told “American Report” this month about the shift among Hispanic voters toward Trump.
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“The truth of the matter is, Hispanic voters are not in favor of illegal immigration, they are not in favor of unchecked immigration into our country, they are not in favor of allowing criminals to roam our streets, murder, murder, rape. “Hispanic voters don't support high prices that make life unaffordable, and they don't support policies that take our jobs to other countries.” .
Biden/Harris re-election campaign
President Biden withdrew from the presidential campaign this summer under pressure from many within his own party, effectively handing the reins to the vice president despite calls to hold open primaries. He left his mark on history.
After months of campaigning with a spending spree that included $1 billion in spending, Ms. Harris finally convinced voters that the policies of the Biden-Harris administration should continue into the four-year Harris term. I couldn't claim it.
Fox News Digital's Julia Johnson, Alexander Hall and Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.
