"Donald Trump owns the Republican Party. Of that, there can be no doubt. Just a few years after surrendering the presidency to Joe Biden and disgracing himself by refusing to admit to his defeat, Trump romped through the 2024 GOP presidential primary en route to a commanding Electoral College victory that saw him win every major swing state. He boasts the most durable, personally loyal political coalition in modern American history."
"It's true that Trump has flouted longstanding conservative orthodoxy on trade and certain foreign policy issues, yet much of his agenda could have been advanced by any number of the Republicans to run against him in 2016 and 2024. Trump's popularity and unique hold over his party is attributable largely, though not solely, to his unique, indomitable personality, which endeared him to millions long before he ever ran for office."
Donald Trump dominates the Republican Party and secured a commanding Electoral College victory in 2024, winning every major swing state. He commands a durable, personally loyal political coalition unmatched in modern American history. He has flouted conservative orthodoxy on trade and some foreign policy, though many elements of his agenda align with policies other recent Republican contenders could have pursued. His popularity stems largely from a distinctive, indomitable personality that attracted millions before he ran for office. The ideological implications of his rise remain unsettled. Trump's eventual retirement could trigger a bloody, epoch-shaping war for the soul of the GOP. Constitutional conservatives who energized the Reagan coalition, the Tea Party, the Convention of States, and MAGA plan to mobilize and reject grifters, neo‑Nazis, Marxists, Islamists, and their media and political allies.
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