Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Donald Trump's 2016 election might have surprised some, but as author and filmmaker Alex Sheremet argues in this video essay, his victory over Kamala Harris was predictable. Building on his an earlier essay on why Trump had a great shot of winning, this essay covers developments such as the Trump/Harris debate, a late spending blitz in October (mirroring that of 2016), the underrating of JD Vance, the use and misuse of Haitian migrants in Springield, Ohio, and Kamala's refusal to make concessions to her Democratic Party base.
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Watch Alex Sheremet's video essay on 1990s Russia through the life and work of murdered American journalist, Paul Klebnikov: youtube.com/watch?v=Av6WBg0ii3U
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Donald Trump's 2016 election might have surprised some, but as author and filmmaker Alex Sheremet argues in this video essay, his victory over Kamala Harris was predictable. Building on his an earlier essay on why Trump had a great shot of winning, this essay covers developments such as the Trump/Harris debate, a late spending blitz in October (mirroring that of 2016), the underrating of JD Vance, the use and misuse of Haitian migrants in Springield, Ohio, and Kamala's refusal to make concessions to her Democratic Party base.
Read the transcript for this video essay: automachination.com/why-expected-donald-trump-win-2024
Watch Alex Sheremet's video essay on 1990s Russia through the life and work of murdered American journalist, Paul Klebnikov: youtube.com/watch?v=Av6WBg0ii3U
Read Alex Sheremet's original prediction for 2024: automachination.com/joy-kamala-harris-lose-2024
Support our work on Patreon and watch our first film: patreon.com/automachination
Learn about and contribute to our film, "From There To There: Bruce Ario, the Minneapolis Poet": filmfreeway.com/FromTheretoThereBruceAriotheMinneapolisPoet
Subscribe to the ArtiFact podcast on Spotify: spoti.fi/3xw2M4D
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wLpqEV
Amazon Music: amzn.to/2SVJIxB
Podbean: bit.ly/3yzLuUo
iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/3AK942L
Read more from the automachination universe: automachination.com
Read Alex Sheremet’s (archived) essays: alexsheremet.com
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/automachination
Background image elements: b0red from Pixabay, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay
Tags: #politics #trump #videoessay
