Nate Cohn: “Whereas the historical past books will rightfully dwell on whether or not Democrats may have forestalled one other Trump presidency, the query of whether or not Mr. Trump price conservatives a extra decisive victory could be the extra helpful one to know American politics in the present day.”
“Voters wished change, badly. They had been repelled not simply by Mr. Biden’s faltering situation, but additionally by rising costs and perceived failures of Democratic governance on every thing from immigration to vitality. Whereas it didn’t yield a extra decisive Republican victory, the backlash towards pandemic-era restrictions, rising costs and ‘woke’ all assist clarify why an in depth election felt like a conservative ‘vibe shift.’”
“The race was shut for one motive: Donald J. Trump. He was an unpopular felon who had alienated thousands and thousands of People together with his feedback and actions over practically a decade. Clearly, President Trump possesses vital political strengths, however his weaknesses plainly made a landslide victory tougher. To the extent the election supplied the Republicans a chance to win massive, he was not the candidate to capitalize on it.”
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