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How former President Donald Trump secured victory

2024-11-08 18:05:55Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA DORA MEKOUAR
How former President Donald Trump secured victory
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Polls before this week's presidential election in the United States were talking about a close race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But as VOA correspondent Dora McCourt reports, Mr. Trump scored a convincing victory, winning over voters from various demographic groups, including men, women and Hispanic voters.

Polls showed the US presidential race to be close, but Donald Trump secured broad support and easily defeated Vice President Kamala Harris on November 5.

“They came from all groups: union, non-union, African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, Arab-American, Muslim-American. We had everyone with us," Mr. Trump said.

Although convicted of 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records, Mr. Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate in 20 years to win the popular vote.

"Why is the fate of some candidates decided by such things and not others? I don't have an answer to that, why, for example, accusations of treason and legal problems did not affect Donald Trump," says Samuel Abrams, professor of politics and social sciences at Sarah Lawrence College in New York.

What did work was Mr. Trump's repeated message to voters for years.

"'I hear you. I understand your struggle. I understand that your situation is not as good as it could be and I want to help you, make it easier.'" That was the message of "The media likes to cite his more extreme rhetoric. But at the end of the day, the main message was 'America first,'" says Prof. Abrams.

Mr. Trump's campaign targeted mainstream groups, often through podcasts and social media, that were followed by millions.

"They paid attention to young people, to those who didn't vote, to individuals who have suffered over the last several years because of inflation, and it paid off," says University of Arizona professor Thom Reilly.

Ms. Harris had about 100 days to campaign after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race in July. That compressed time span hurt her chances, says prof. Reilly.

"Many criticize Mr. Biden, saying that he should have left the race sooner. But if he had left earlier, thirty, sixty, ninety days earlier, there would have been a race within the party and Ms. Harris might not have been the candidate."

The vice president was also hampered by her association with an unpopular president.

"It was clear that the American public wanted change and many individuals, for better or worse, saw it as a continuation of the Biden administration," says Prof. Reilly.

Other analysts say Ms. Harris focused too much on abortion rights and too little on the economy.

“Far less than 1% of American voters will have to face abortion directly or indirectly. "All voters have to deal with inflation, gas prices, energy prices, and incomes that haven't risen," said Republican Councilman Jason Cabel Roe.

It is not known whether Ms. Harris's chances were also hurt by the fact that she is a woman and black.

"I honestly don't think it was about race, ethnicity or gender this time. Mr. Trump's message resonated far more than Ms. Harris's for many of these voters across the country."

A message that led him to victory./VOA


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