The party's long drift away from the most pressing concerns of ordinary Americans, and toward the eccentric obsessions of its donors and activists, helped restore Trump to power.
Trump's basic appeal is a vow to take power away from the elites and invaders who have imposed these changes and return the country to its rightful owners—the real Americans.
This new era is neither progressive nor conservative. The organizing principle in Trump's chaotic campaigns has been a reactionary turn against dizzying change.
The era after the Reagan Revolution has lacked a convincing name and a clear identity, but the 2024 election crystallizes Trump as the dominant political figure.
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