{"id":2366714,"date":"2024-11-10T07:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T12:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-great-realignment-what-trumps-victory-means-for-gop-coalition-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T07:33:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T12:33:25","slug":"the-great-realignment-what-trumps-victory-means-for-gop-coalition-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-great-realignment-what-trumps-victory-means-for-gop-coalition-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"The great realignment: What Trump&#8217;s victory means for GOP coalition &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-great-realignment-what-trumps-victory-means-for-gop-coalition-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200d discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-union-leader-slams-bidens-job-killing-order-cost-us-jobs-needs-to-consider-future-of-country\/\" title=\"Top Union Leader Slams Biden\u2019s Job-Killing Order: \u2018Cost Us Jobs,\u2019 Needs To Consider \u2018Future Of Country\u2019\">political realignment<\/a> brought<\/a> about by Donald Trump&#8217;s victory in\u2064 the 2024 election and its implications for the Republican Party and \u2064Democrats. Trump achieved better results than\u200b in previous elections, particularly\u2063 making gains among Hispanic voters and \u2064securing the popular vote for the GOP\u200d for the first time in two decades.\u200b His campaign resonated even among women voters, defying expectations\u2063 given the Democratic focus on this\u200d demographic.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the Democratic Party appeared to consolidate its support \u2062among college-educated and high-income voters, struggling to connect with a broader \u200delectorate. Experts suggest that Democrats need \u200ba substantial reevaluation of their strategies, with calls for a shift back to center-left policies to regain support from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-praise-inflation-reduction-act-in-2024-swing-states-ahead-of-bills-anniversary\/\" title=\"Democrats praise Inflation Reduction Act in 2024 swing states ahead of bill&#039;s anniversary\">working-class\u200c voters<\/a>, particularly those in unions who have increasingly favored \u200dTrump.<\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights the notion that\u2064 the GOP may be transforming into the party of the working class, challenging the long-standing belief that demographic changes \u2064would favor Democrats.\u200b Political\u2064 commentators argue that \u2062the Democratic Party must\u2063 address the disconnect between its current values and those of average\u2063 Americans to remain competitive \u200bin future elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The great realignment: What Trump&rsquo;s victory means for the GOP coalition<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1876308\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> pulled off a stunning political realignment in his successful 2024 campaign, one that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican Party\">Republican Party<\/a> will hope to maintain in future elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump outperformed his 2020 numbers in 49 of the 50 states, did better with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hispanics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hispanics<\/a> than any Republican since at least 1972, won the popular vote for the GOP for the first time in 20 years, and even improved with women voters despite the Kamala Harris campaign&rsquo;s heavy focus on that demographic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There will be multiple books written about this going forward, about what he was able to achieve,&rdquo; Trump campaign senior adviser Corey Lewandowski told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;These [results] are all real. They&rsquo;re not anecdotal, they&rsquo;re empirical. So when you look at what was achieved because of Donald Trump&rsquo;s success, you have to say, &lsquo;boy, that was pretty amazing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party, on the other hand, was revealed at least for this election to be the party of the college educated and of high-income voters earning more than $100,000. She performed best among those groups, and one of the only places where she improved on President Joe Biden&rsquo;s 2020 performance was in Washington D.C. Biden got 92.2% of the vote in the nation&rsquo;s capital four years ago, and Harris is on pace to get 92.5% this time around. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, much of Trump&rsquo;s campaign has centered on anti-DC rhetoric. He&rsquo;s promised to &ldquo;drain the swamp&rdquo; of government insiders and purge the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-bidens-trump-proofing-plan-and-gops-war-with-walzs-service-record-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden\u2019s \u2018Trump-proofing\u2019 plan and GOP\u2019s war with Walz\u2019s service record - Washington Examiner\">deep state&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of Washington bureaucrats in a second term. Democrats will have to do some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220424\/how-democrats-can-adjust-to-avoid-future-defeats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"soul-searching\">soul-searching<\/a> ahead of the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 presidential contest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats need a full engine overhaul not just a tune-up,&rdquo; Rutgers University political science professor emeritus Ross Baker said. &ldquo;The tires are shot, the body is rusty, and it won&rsquo;t pass inspection. Above all, it needs a new driver.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats may be most astonished that Trump earned 45% of the Hispanic vote, including a majority of Hispanic men, after pushing so hard against illegal immigration in all three of his campaigns. Starr County, Texas, a border county that is 97% Hispanic, backed Trump by a 58% to 42% margin. In 2016, the same county went for Hillary Clinton 79%-19%.<\/p>\n<p>For years, the narrative from Democrats was that demographic changes in the United States would lead to a permanent majority for their party. Political scientist Ruy Teixeira&rsquo;s 2002 book &ldquo;The Emerging Democratic Majority&rdquo; became famously emblematic of this way of thinking, predicting that shifting demographics would make things tougher and tougher for Republicans over the years. <\/p>\n<p>But Teixeira now works for the conservative American Enterprise Institute and is writing about those same voters drifting to the right. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Democrats really are no longer the party of the common man and woman,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@theliberalpatriot\/p-151307492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> this week. &ldquo;The priorities and values that dominate the party today are instead those of educated, liberal America which only partially overlap&mdash;and sometimes not at all&mdash;with those of ordinary Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He instead argues that the GOP has transformed itself into the party of the working class, with race less of a deciding factor than was previously believed. <\/p>\n<p>That phenomenon was apparent in Harris&rsquo;s struggles with union workers. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the International Association of Fire Fighters both declined to endorse Harris after backing Democrats for decades, with the Teamsters releasing an internal poll that found almost two-thirds of its membership supported Trump. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the Democratic Party needs to run back to becoming more of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justin-trudeau-falling-behind-in-canadian-election-polls\/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau falling behind in Canadian election polls\">center-left party<\/a>, where it has thrived,&rdquo; said Dan Bowling, who teaches labor courses at Georgia State University. &ldquo;It might need to tell the progressives, the hard-core 2 percent on the far left, to shut up for a while.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some union workers seem to agree. A steelworker who spoke to <em>USA Today<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/union-members-supported-trump-in-defiance-of-organizational-endorsements-of-harris\/ar-AA1tGID0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posited\">posited<\/a> that &ldquo;The steelworkers didn&rsquo;t leave the Democrats&hellip; the Democrats left the steelworkers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But no political realignment is truly permanent and Democrats are already looking to regroup as Republicans celebrate their gains with the non-white and blue-collar electorate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former U.S. Representative from Florida Carlos Curbelo thinks that Democrats will now need to refocus on a unifying message, rather than one that appeals separately to different groups based on their identity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People are looking for all these policy explanations, &lsquo;which policies does Trump support that people like?&#8217;&rdquo; he told MSNBC&rsquo;s Morning Joe. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s really more about culture. It&rsquo;s really more about the way he addresses the country. In an odd way, I think it&rsquo;s unifying, whereas Democrats have really kind of fractionalized the country and tried to win all these different coalitions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Marisa Schultz contributed to this story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1876308\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1876308\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s 2024 win signals a major shift for the GOP coalition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2366715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Donald-Trump-political-realignment.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13245,6203,5894,44710,3634],"class_list":["post-2366714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-coalition","tag-gop","tag-politics","tag-realignment","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Donald-Trump-political-realignment.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366718,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366714\/revisions\/2366718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}