Kamala got 48% because she is a female... because she is not white... because she has a D next to her name... and because she is not Trump.
Now that the Dems know that this is not a winning combination, they will have to find a new one... while at the same time, Trump and the GOP makes gains with literally every identity group.
They have 2 choices: Either double down (as they seem to be doing), which would be WONDERFUL for the Right...
Or admit that they were wrong all along, and DEI is a bad thing, and that the public does not need to bow down to the whims of anyone with psychological issues... Their egos could never handle that, nor could they ever find any other policy positions that oppose Republicans that Americans would support.
“because at least she isn’t Hitler” was more of a reason than any of that (influence of the Left and the media). The only group she and the Democrats made gains with were rich whites. She lost significantly among every other demographic group and did worse with women than either Biden or Hillary.