How Trump built a new coalition to send him back to the White House (youtube.com)
Retrospective opinion of Trump more favorable than during his previous administration.
I noticed during the televisation of the two parties, Trump's at Mar a Lago and Harris' somewhere else (where I think she called off attending after results showed Trump's lead), that the makeup was much more white at Trump's, and wondered if this was going to be a racially divisive election. It hadn't really been talked about as one. Much more black at Harris'. AP reported that 83% of blacks voted Harris and 16% trump. Young people voted Harris but men voted Trump. White women voted for Trump. Women voted for Harris though (54%, Biden had got 57%). Some have reported black men voted Trump, but the AP results don't seem to say that. It seems whites and men favored Trump, and blacks and women favored Harris.
Maybe Democrats will seek a new base. Similar to how the Trump Republican Party has a different base, somewhat. What would the new target of Democrats be? And maybe this, in that sense, is just what the Democratic Party needs. A win or even a strong showing would make them want to maintain what they're doing, which everyones says is very flawed in many ways. A big loss means they might have the freedom to really make some changes.
How much differently young men and young women see things, and what they are viewing. What people speak to and connect with them. Trump went to them on their ground and with their ‘heros’, on podcasts and YouTube. Harris went with mostly female pop stars. Harris might have less of a margin with women than Biden or Hillary. Whites are the majority of voters.
Left News seems to be characterizing things as Trump ‘went from a party that attracted white working class to attracting all working class.’
Voters were concerned about the economy, prices, inflation. Left commentators are saying people are nostalgic for their pocketbooks during the previous Trump term. Biden said inflation was transitory.
People expect first moves to be tax area moves (his old cuts are expiring). Might be easy-ish if he has the house and senate. The markets don't yet care about deficits. (The best way to solve deficits is growth, people say.)
‘It’s hard to imagine too many Republicans standing up to Trump and saying we're not going to do what you want us to do.' Partially because of the coattail effects, many people obviously want things Trump has said or given the impression of intending, more than the pollsters or anyone guessed.
He'll also, he's stated, do tariffs, but that doesn't depend on Congress as much. Immigration also. He might try to do legislation for that.
Biden's ChipsAct, InfrastructureAct, will benefit Trump and the economy, said David Rubensten.
Trump said his 18-year-old son Baron is a source for him on who the ‘hot guys’ are, like podcasters and important figures for the younger generations.
I guess the election means that many Americans voted Trump out in 2020 and then shifted again and voted him back in. That kind of overcoming cognitive dissonance, how hard or easy would it be for them to again turn against him?