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progressive wing has proven to be Donald Trump’s greatest ally, succeeding in alienating unprecedented numbers of Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Jewish Americans from the Democratic Party with controversial stances like reforming policing, criticizing Israeli policies, or using gender-neutral language,” Torres stated on Twitter Wednesday.
Torres secured his reelection in New York’s 15th Congressional District on Tuesday, garnering 76.6% of the vote, as reported by Newsweek.
Bannon: We just gave the progressive left a democracy suppository. Trump got 74M votes—real votes—in 2020. You’re gonna come out with 8–10M, something less than the phony 81M. So, we won 2020, and we ain’t never backing off that. pic.twitter.com/KWx2Pbh5ri
— Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) November 7, 2024
“There is more to lose than to gain politically by pandering to a progressive wing that better represents online platforms than the real world,” remarked Torres, who frequently criticizes the progressive Democrats’ “squad” representatives. “The working class is not buying into the ideologies promoted by the progressive wing.”
Exit polls revealed a surge in Trump’s support among Hispanic voters. According to Edison Research, he secured 46% of the Hispanic vote, an increase from 2020. The poll also indicated that 13% of Black voters supported Trump, a 1% increase from the previous election.
Trump also captured 66% of the working-class vote, outperforming Democrats, despite experiencing a 1% drop in this demographic compared to 2020, as shown by the Edison poll.
The Edison numbers further revealed that 21% of Jewish voters chose Trump.
Meanwhile, an NBC exit poll showed that 54% of Asian American voters selected Harris, while 38% voted for Trump.
“Squad” Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Greg Casar (D-Texas), and Summer Lee (D-Pa.) were all reelected this week, despite their states favoring Trump.
Donald Trump's victory is a big 🖕to:
– The 2030 agenda.
– Progressive entertainment.
– Men competing against women in sports.And last but not least:
– Your pronouns. pic.twitter.com/GcuN4WeJC7
— 𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗢 (@epodotcom) November 6, 2024
Two other members, Representatives Cory Bush (D-Mo.) and Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), lost during the primaries earlier this year to Democrats who disagreed with their stances on Middle East policy.
Other progressives have offered explanations for Harris’ defeat, with former Democratic candidate Andrew Yang attributing the election results to the lack of a presidential primary, and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stating that Democrats are neglecting the concerns of working-class Americans.
