Alex Soros, heir to George Soros's billion-dollar left-wing nonprofit empire and a major donor to the unsuccessful Harris-Walz campaign, is downplaying the Democrats' losses in the 2024 U.S. elections by attributing them to "unstoppable global forces" rather than acknowledging the impact of failed Democratic policies. After the crushing defeat of Democrats in the elections, Soros, who, along with his father, contributed over $100 million to Harris’s campaign, took to social media to reframe the loss.
“Before you beat yourself up about the elections pls read this,” he wrote, pointing to a Financial Times analysis. “The incumbents in every single one of the 10 major countries that have been tracked by the ParlGov global research project and held national elections in 2024 were given a kicking by voters.”
“This is the first time this has ever happened in almost 120 years of records,” he added.
Alex Soros pointed to a *Financial Times* article that highlighted similar voter dissatisfaction in ten other countries, attributing economic strain and geopolitical turmoil as key factors. He aimed to draw a parallel between the challenges faced by Democrats and conservative incumbents abroad.
While acknowledging that multiple factors contributed to the election defeat, Soros referenced the essay's assertion that the widespread voter discontent leading to a Trump victory was "locked in regardless of the messenger or the message." The piece argued that no policies or leaders could have overcome the powerful global anti-incumbent wave driving voter frustration.
In response, many critics viewed Soros's "global trend" explanation as an attempt to deflect from the Democratic policy failures that contributed to rising inflation, crime, and unchecked immigration in recent years.
"Alex, voters everywhere are fed up with leaders who put globalist agendas above their own citizens," wrote Republican political activist Jane Adams. "Trump stands for *America first*, not the failed elitist policies that led to this worldwide backlash."