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You’re missing my point. Let’s stipulate that things are worse now that trump is president. Got it. Why do you blame the electorate and not the candidate? If she had been more politically savvy, she would not have taken such a politically damaging position? It’s her fault. She is the one you should be heaping scorn on.
Abdicating responsibility for who you voted for - or didn't vote for - won't help you. Why was "Israel is entitled to defend itself" in any way more 'politically damaging' than "Let's recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel"? "Israel needs to just end it"? This is information that was available to you.
If someone's going to shoot a person you care about in the foot or the head, "I don't care" or "I can't support either" is not the correct answer. I hope you understand how your choices have made this a significantly more realistic choice you'll have to actually make some day.
Harris’ advocacy for genocide was more politically damaging than trump’s advocacy for genocide because they were appealing for votes from different constituencies. trump was soliciting votes from emotion-driven sociopaths and bigoted dullards who love to see brown people blowing up. Harris was soliciting votes from more educated, more enlightened, more empathetic people. Harris decided to throw those voters aside, assume their support, and try to siphon off the dullards. That is political malpractice. Republicans keep consolidating power because they are responsive to and deliver to their sociopathic base. Democrats keep doing the opposite. That’s why they lose.
It’s endlessly ironic and frustrating that the party that cares so little about the desires of its members calls itself ‘Democrats’.
the blame can fall equality on both. it's not all or nothing.