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The dems outspent republicans by a billion or so, so 250M didn't do much. If it did, Kamala would've won by a lot. https://www.axios.com/2024/10/31/democrats-r

• johnnyanmac 2y ago
  I'm assuming whatever spending advantadge Dems had was more or less squandered the moment those billionaires got cold feet and decided to oust Joe Biden instead of relying on the incumbent vote. That disruption very likely scared off several donors. But yes, there was also simply a lack of energy in the D voter base in 2024. No amount of spending can recover disengaged voters who simply dismissed everyone as "equally bad".
  • pjc50 2y ago
    Dem handling of the Palestine situation went extremely badly for them.
    • neoromantique 2y ago
      There was no good way to handle it, Pro-Palestinian propaganda was very active, to a significantly larger extent than it is now.
      • theGnuMe 2y ago
        Russia probably played a role in that.
• cma 2y ago
  They spent it running ads and stuff, Musk went ahead against the taboo and legalnrestrictions against buying votes/voter registeration and did a million dollar a day lottery for registered republicans in a swing state.