Do most powerful people live in a bubble? The failure of most political commentators to predict the US election results suggests that they are badly out of touch.
X
Next
How the elites got it so badly wrong
Do most powerful people live in a bubble? The failure of most political commentators to predict the US election results suggests that they are badly out of touch.
X
PreviousNext
Last month, the former president Barack Obama criticised Black men like him who failed to support Kamala Harris.
For some, it was a mistake to single out a group that was already deserting the Democrats.
Many politicians and journalists have treated Donald Trump supporters with contemptDisregard or disrespect for important matters. . In particular, well-educated elitesThe richest, most powerful, best-educated or best-trained members of society. have struggled to understand why anyone would vote Republican.
Most of the polls leading up to the election showed the results would be close, but that Harris would win. This is evidence, say some, that political elites, are out of touch with the average American voter.
Some argue that the Democrats lost the election because of a failure of political strategyA general plan or set of plans intended to achieve something, especially over a long period., that high levels of inflation and immigration made the party unpopular.
The party chose a weak candidate in Joe Biden, and another one in Kamala Harris.
Do most powerful people live in a bubble?
Yes! The views of political elites are out of line with the public. Commentators who wanted a Democrat victory failed to understand the strength of Trump support.
No! The Democrats lost the election because of their record in government and the state of the economy.
X
Previous
Keywords
Contempt - Disregard or disrespect for important matters.
Elites - The richest, most powerful, best-educated or best-trained members of society.
Strategy - A general plan or set of plans intended to achieve something, especially over a long period.
How the elites got it so badly wrong
Privilege: Did former president Barak Obama (above) realise that, according to The Daily Telegraph, Kamala Harris received the greatest level of support from US counties where the average household income is above $150,000 (£116,000), roughly double the median US income. Glossary
Contempt - Disregard or disrespect for important matters.
Elites - The richest, most powerful, best-educated or best-trained members of society.
Strategy - A general plan or set of plans intended to achieve something, especially over a long period.