Apparently it wasn't so much that they don't exist, but that people are generally stupid and if inflation spikes during your term you're going to get the blame for it - even if your actions significantly limit inflation compared to the rest of the world.

Every government that was in power during the inflation rise and had an election this year lost voter share.

Enough. America is full of idiocy. Everywhere. This isn't a campaign issue it's an ignorance and bigotry issue.

try to court "moderate republicans", which we very obviously just learned don't actually exist.

Exactly. For all their effort, all the campaigning with Liz Cheney, all the promises of Republicans in the cabinet, and all the war hawk endorsements, Harris lost votes with Republicans compared to Biden.

Republicans don't vote Democrat, stop running to the right to appease them. Democrats don't want to hear that shit either and you need them to show up to win, so how about courting their vote instead.

...because taxing the rich, adding affordable daycare/child tax credits, a propose ban on price gouging, and other middle class incentives were abandoning the left...totes. The narrative that's being pushed here is pretty bullshit. Her platform was on point for the middle class and below.

Sure. She campaigned in battleground states, more than any where else....but that was strategic. And it makes sense at the time.

Everyone just keeps saying "she abandoned the left" without adding literally any examples of it.

The DNC fucked up by not holding primaries, but Harris ran a pretty damn good game.