Donald Trump won with a nationalistic campaign that appealed to two very sensitive areas where Joe Biden was seen as a complete failure
1. The immigration issue 2. The inflation issue with inflation touching 19.3%
The most important point to understand is that this was a big victory for Trump where he swept all the swing states and improved vote share everywhere.
An interesting set of statistics is that while Trump was able to form a strong white working-class coalition, he also got a vote share increase among Latinos and African Americans. Infact, he gained from 12% to 20% among black male voters.
Similarly, his share among young adults increased from 35% to 42%.
The other reason was that Kamala Harris failed to capture the imagination of voters -- much less female voters. Her campaign talked about reproductive rights and thought that she could mobilise women but the female share of the vote rose only marginally and did not help her case. Also she had to bear the burden of Biden’s unpopularity.
The gross national debt under Biden reached an all time high of $34.73 trillion, and prices rise.
Trump's statement's that he will deport the illegal immigrants living in America resonated strongly with most Americans, even with Latinos and Hispanics, because they felt illegal immigrants take away their jobs or reduce their wages, apart from increasing crimes.
Trump's opposition to Chinese expansionism and intention to impose heavy tarriffs on Chinese imports has appealed to the American business community,
Trump has said he will reduce taxes, which all Americans want, as many are paying almost 50℅ of their income as taxes. Finally, Americans like a strong President, and Trump comes through as a strong person, while Biden and Kamala Harris were perceived as weak
Justice Markandey Katju retired from the Supreme Court in 2011.
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