David Gergen: It’s virtually impossible for Democrats to hold the White House when Americans are unhappy with Biden’s performance

Frida Ghitis: It's impossible for incumbent party to hold White House when Americans are dissatisfied with president's performance.

She says the vice president's approval rating never exceeded 43 percent in any of the major swing states.

Ghitis says nine in 10 U.S. counties moved at least somewhat toward Trump in this cycle.

She notes that Americans remained concerned about the possible excesses of a second Trump presidency.

David Gergen : Harris 's lead with women was much smaller than Biden 's in 2020 , and even smaller than Clinton ’s advantage in 2016 .

He says the issues that Harris and the Democrats had hoped to offset economic discontent simply did not have enough bite.

Gergen says incumbent parties have lost ground, or power altogether, in all 10 major democracies that held elections in 2024 .

Ruben Navarrette : Donald Trump is returning to the White House unbound.

He says Reagan 's victory in 1980 solidified a realignment in American politics that began under Nixon .

Trump has the chance to secure an equally significant shift in the party allegiance of Black men and Latino voters of both genders, he says.