Following Donald Trump's sour defeat four years ago, my view of the 2024 election was simple: Republicans couldn't win with Trump, and they couldn't win without Trump. Yet here we are, hailing the King of All Comebacks. A few states remain to be called, victory has been secured. History turned in Pa. This was a resurrection. Thank God I was wrong.
If there was a single turning point, it was the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. Rising from the stage with blood smeared on his head and face, Trump raised his fist and demanded that his shocked followers 'Fight, fight, fight.' Any doubts about his heart were dispelled in that perilous moment, and millions of Americans followed his lead across the finish line.
In many ways, the victory this time is even more striking and important than in 2016. He has totally reshaped the GOP, making it both far more diverse and more centered on the middle and working classes. It has all the earmarks of a durable coalition.
As I wrote at the Republican convention in Milwaukee, it was clear from the first night that the party could now be called.
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