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November 06, 2024 The Democrats' Blame Game Begins BY PHILIP ELLIOTT Senior Correspondent, TIME Editor's note: Today, we're featuring a story from Phil, Charlotte Alter and Brian Bennett on Democrats trying to make sense of a rough election night. Kamala Harris has been defeated, Donald Trump is headed back to the White House, and the Democrats have begun soul-searching to determine what went so wrong in a landslide that saw the party lose ground with some of its most reliable constituencies. There's plenty of blame to go around. But most of the finger pointing hasn't been aimed at Harris, who ran a truncated campaign that was generally well-regarded before the Election Day drubbing. Instead, some of the sharpest criticism focused on President Joe Biden for moving forward with a catastrophic re-election bid that set the stage for an across-the-board failure. "The story might have been different if he had made a timely decision to step aside and allowed the party to move on," says David Axelrod, the strategist behind both of Barack Obama's presidential wins. But as the extent of Harris' loss becomes clearer, the focus on her missteps is likely to grow. READ THE STORY »     Want more from TIME? Sign up for our other newsletters.         Subscribe to TIME   TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services in this email. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Connect with TIME via Facebook | Twitter | Newsletters TIME Customer Service, P.O. Box 37508, Boone, IA 50037-0508 Questions? Contact newsletters@time.com   Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here © 2024 TIME USA, LLC. 1095 Sixth Avenue New York, NY 10036, United States of America Terms of Service