It's really not, if you ask me.
Donald only had a chance because Democrats ignored the cost of living crisis when they had the power to improve people's living conditions. If they had done anything meaningful, anything... they'd have won. Hell, homelessness jumped 18% just in Biden's final year as president.
Instead, they tried to gaslight people as if they don't do their own grocery shopping or pay their own bills. They were, and are, so out of touch it's made actual, legit socialists electable, which is historic.