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I'm very worried about people blaming this loss solely or primarily on sexism. That certainly played a role and it's a notable disadvantage, but the election was part of a years long rightward shift in politics that was evidence as far back as 2021 or 2022, and down ballot races both did better and worse than Harris did. The election was lost over immigration, inflation, and "wokeness" due to omnipresent right-wing media. Lest we forget, the Democratic Party's brand has been on a downward slide for awhile now and Biden was on track for a historic loss as a white man, to the same candidate.

Sexism is probably not in the top 5 reasons. So, hearing high profile Dems blame it on that without assessing the material conditions, structural realities, or long-term trends that led to defeat is concerning. I've yet to see real soul searching from the party over a year out from the loss.