Source: The Hill
by Matt K Lewis
“In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, a wave of fear and reflection has taken hold across much of America. Much like Trump’s initial 2016 win, when journalists rushed to small-town Ohio diners to gauge what ‘real America thinks,’ there’s a renewed sense that large swaths of experts and elites — not to mention the entire Democratic Party — may be out of touch with the zeitgeist and the electorate. This feeling isn’t unwarranted, and it’s worth taking time to study what went wrong. But it’s also worth remembering that “the electorate” can be as unpredictable as the weather. If today’s voter preferences seem unsettling, give it time — they will likely shift again.” (11/20/24)