Why we lost

As Joe Biden's term comes to a close, news pundits on the shows I watch continue to tell us about the economic wonders of his years in office. They seem to think that people who are worried about the economy through their own personal lived experience are just tripping. just failing to recognize "the truth".

Well, here's "the truth" ...

Homelessness rates jumped by double digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing

More Americans were homeless this year compared to 2023, as families continued struggling to afford rent and other basic necessities, federal officials announced Friday.

Across the U.S., more than 771,800 people lived without housing in 2024, according to a count conducted annually taken on a single night in January. The number for January 2024 is 18.1% higher than in 2023, when officials counted about 650,000 people living in homeless shelters or in parks and on streets. In 2022, the population of people experiencing homelessness was around 580,000 ...

On those news shows I mentioned above, Democratic operatives keep going on about how we lost the election because Democrats didn't effectively "get their message out" to all the voters.

No. It's not that no one heard your message. It is that no one liked your message. You know, that message where Kamala Harris is partying with Beyoncé and hosting millionaire campaign events. Every Democratic big-wig seems to be wealthy ... Harris, Obama, Clinton, even Biden. I mean, can you be more entitled than appearing on Saturday Night Live?

Saying that you support unions doesn't fix this reality ... the people who really need help don't have union jobs. Where were the campaign messages about raising the minimum wage? Where was the message about increasing Social Security for the impoverished elderly and disabled? Where was even one word about the homeless?

I'm still angry about this.