The Old Guard Is Not the Right's Future

"The Manhattan Institute study identified two large blocs of GOP voters. One is the "Core Republicans," which apparently make up 65 percent of the GOP electorate. The other is the "New Entrant Republicans," a group comprising 29 percent of the coalition. The Core Republicans are longstanding GOP voters who are "consistently conservative on economic, foreign policy, and social issues," the report states. "They favor lower taxes, take a hawkish view of China, remain firmly pro-Israel, and are highly skeptical of progressive agendas on transgender and DEI issues.""

"The New Entrants, as their name suggests, are recent GOP voters with more unorthodox views. "They are more likely, often substantially more likely, to hold progressive views across nearly every major policy domain," the study finds. "They are more supportive of left-leaning economic policies, more favorable toward China, more critical of Israel, and more liberal on issues ranging from migration to DEI initiatives." But, strangely enough, it's also the demographic where a "significant share also report openly racist or antisemitic views and express potential support for political violence.""

A Manhattan Institute survey identifies two major GOP blocs: Core Republicans (about 65%) and New Entrant Republicans (about 29%). Core Republicans are consistently conservative on economic, foreign policy, and social issues, favor lower taxes, adopt a hawkish stance on China, remain staunchly pro-Israel, and oppose transgender and DEI initiatives. New Entrants are recent voters who lean more progressive across many policy areas, show greater favorability toward China, and are more critical of Israel, migration, and DEI. The New Entrant group also includes a notable share reporting racist or antisemitic views and potential openness to political violence. Ordinary Republican voters display stronger support for traditional GOP priorities over online-right extremes.

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