They lost Latino voters in some places, and white, working class men in others. And perhaps most importantly, Democrats are coming to grips with the fact that whether President Donald Trump is e-elected or defeated by rival Joe Biden, they still have a problem winning over Trump voters. Rather than bolstering their majority, as planned, Democrats lost a handful of freshman lawmakers who had just won in a 2018 midterm election backlash against the President. Democrats also were criticised this year as insufficiently supporting Israel because of a liberal proposals helping Palestinians. Several Democrats said the “socialist” label particularly harmed lawmakers who lost seats in Florida.

Source: The Hindu November 06, 2020 16:50 UTC