# Why did democrats lose so many presidential votes in 2024 in safe democratic states **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 4, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-democrats-lose-so-many-presidential-votes-in-2024-in-safe-democratic-states/1013851 "2025-02-04T03:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 100
**Author:** ![Culling\_The\_Herd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Culling\_The\_Herd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Culling_The_Herd)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-democrats-lose-so-many-presidential-votes-in-2024-in-safe-democratic-states/1013851/100 "2025-02-09T02:10:58Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > No, the border wasnt a mess. America needs those workers Even the Biden Administration finally acknowledged there was a border crisis. You can argue whether we need the workers but most Americans favor an orderly, LEGAL immigration process, and they voted AGAINST mass illegal border crossings. > [@DrDeth](#): > > Inflation was under control. Yes, in the early years of Bidens term it was fairly high (due to covid supply chain issues) - but by Nov 2024 it Pointing to one month of Biden’s term in which inflation was lower than Trump’s highest month wouldn’t have changed many voters minds. Inflation has and continues to hurt the poorest people, because prices don’t go back down just because inflation slows. That $1.00 burrito is now $1.79, and people live that when they go to the grocery store. I repeat my earlier point: crime HAS been a problem with large spikes following George Floyd, and the “Defund the Police” mantra and many of the Soros-backed prosecuting attorneys who declined to prosecute criminals gave the impression Democrats didn’t care on this issue. Republicans may have exaggerated the issues (as politicians do on both sides), but they were issues Americans were already worried about, and hearing Democrats lecture them repeatedly that there was nothing wrong at the border (A LIE!) and they’re racist if they think otherwise, that the economy was just fine (A LIE!) when they can’t afford groceries or to put gas in their car, and that we should defund the police and not prosecute criminals was a message the American voter rejected. After the election, Chis Cuomo said, “In politics, if you tell people they are wrong to feel the way they feel, you lose.” And the Democrats did just that. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-democrats-lose-so-many-presidential-votes-in-2024-in-safe-democratic-states/1013851)._