1. La Desinformación como Causa Principal de la Derrota.
Los participantes consideran que la desinformación fue el factor decisivo en el resultado de las elecciones. Argumentan que una avalancha de falsedades distorsionó la percepción pública sobre la candidata y la administración, siendo más influyente que otros factores como la economía o las políticas implementadas.
- It seems disinformation was largely responsible for voters’ perception of the biden/harris admin. People were unaware of the dems amazing successes; couldn’t appreciate our booming economy compared with others; wouldn’t allow kamala to build on that.
- Her name is harris, not biden. And it was disinformation, not the price of eggs that skewed the vote.
- The united states is awash in radical right disinformation. This was absolutely a disinformation election. We must match energy. We conceded the digital space-where americans get their info now-to the rw. Kamala would have won otherwise.
- It’s all the information landscape. High info voters voted harris. If we can’t figure out how to beat disinformation we are screwed for a long time.
2. Orígenes y Actores de la Campaña de Desinformación.
Se identifica a un conjunto diverso de actores como responsables de la campaña de desinformación. Las acusaciones apuntan a fuentes extranjeras como Rusia y China, así como a actores internos como Elon Musk, los medios de comunicación de derecha y ciertos grupos de extrema izquierda.
- Russia, china, musk, and the rightwing media did a disinformation campaign against kamala harris. Trump lied about everything, and people fell for the lies again. It was enough to make her lose.
- Kamala was a solid candidate. Misogyny and racism are real. Also, china, russia, and possibly iran had a successful campaign of misinformation and disinformation of which negative comments about vp harris and president biden were parroted in what seems innocuous ways but were extremely damaging.
- The disinformation about harris came from the left & the right. That's how she lost.
- If democrats attacked the disinformation machine maga created with this veracity & persistence, harris would have won in a landslide & not the thin majority musk & maga overwhelmed with election interference in swing states, after suppressing 3.5 m votes!
3. La Incapacidad Demócrata para Contrarrestar las Falsedades.
Existe una crítica recurrente hacia el Partido Demócrata y la campaña de Harris por su aparente incapacidad para combatir eficazmente la "ola" de desinformación. Se sugiere que no anticiparon ni respondieron adecuadamente a los ataques, permitiendo que las narrativas falsas se consolidaran.
- The problem wasn’t her, it was the onslaught of fearmongering and the tsunami of mis/disinformation from the far-right that dems did not and continue to be unable to combat.
- In all likelihood, the path to electoral victory was a replay of 2016 - an intense disinformation campaign, built on micro-targeted divisive messaging designed to drive voters away from harris in key states / demographics. What’s stunning is that the democrats did not anticipate & respond to this.
- I am convinced harris lost because biden & his administration did not address the firehose of lies being told by trump. They needed weekly fact-checking white house briefings.
- Her logic is badly flawed on many levels. Yes, a big reason people didn’t vote was due to disinformation. However, dems didn’t do the job needed to combat it and paint a picture with emotion that shows what their vote gets. Failure all around.
4. El Impacto en la Percepción y el Comportamiento del Votante.
La desinformación tuvo un efecto directo en los votantes, especialmente en aquellos considerados "de baja información" o desinteresados. Las publicaciones afirman que muchas personas, incluso educadas, formaron una opinión negativa de Harris basada en falsedades, lo que llevó a la apatía, la abstención o el voto por otros candidatos.
- I know people, educated, smart people, who didn't like trump but thought harris was legit an idiot. Disinformation works. Dems have no answer for it.
- Some voters were just ignorant, neither hateful nor envious. Their only information source is social media, and they were victims of an overwhelming and unchallenged social media disinformation campaign. I’ve met these people, and they would’ve voted for harris had they been at all informed.
- Targeted disinformation & propaganda has been effective in recent elections because it led to voluntary disenfranchisement.
- The main aim of the microtargeted disinformation campaigns against kamala harris weren't to get people to vote for trump, but to get them to stay at home and vote for no one.
5. Racismo y Misoginia como Factores Agravantes.
Además de la desinformación, se señala que el racismo y la misoginia jugaron un papel crucial en la derrota. Estos prejuicios, exacerbados por la propaganda, crearon una barrera adicional para la candidata, afectando su imagen y la disposición de ciertos segmentos del electorado a votar por una mujer de color.
- Trump actually did less well than his first election victory. The problem is that harris underperformed biden. And you know, racism, misogyny and disinformation.
- Kamala harris does not have a “likability problem.” come on! how “charming” are the current office holders? racism and misogyny (overt and unaware) massive disinformation and incitement of bigotry cost her the election.
- I could rant for days and days about how harris not being president right now isn’t in any way her fault. So many things failed her and our democracy. She had 107 days to undo a decade of trump gaslighting america. Misogyny bigotry racism disinformation all played a role as well as the geriaucracy.
- Well, you said harris lost because of her statements on policy and disinformation. I don't disagree that was important. But the bottom line, if you ask me, is that she was a women of color.