Trump Storms Home

"Trump is not the cause of this shift; he is a symptom, a manifestation of the changing political dynamics."

Love him or hate him, Trump’s victory was a spectacle to behold. There was no prolonged contestation of the results, no legal actions, no political violence, and no grounds to debate who won. He claimed the Electoral College, the popular vote, and the US Senate. And if the final count falls to him, the Republicans take the House; it's a clean sweep that defied all expectations.

Sure, some folks are distraught. After all, Trump trash-talks women, and in response, his opponents spasm uncontrollably, ranting about misogyny. In the meantime, Trump's vote share with women has increased, especially with young women.

There are jokes that Puerto Rico is an island of garbage. And yet, Trump's share of the Puerto Rican vote increased. Maybe they got the joke.

Trump, often accused of racism, sees his vote among blacks increase, with a significant surge from young black men. These unexpected alliances in his support base, which continue to vex his opponents, reveal the complexity of voter sentiment.

Biden calls Trump supporters "garbage," so Trump boards a garbage truck and drives around mocking Biden. Giving the finger was never so effective.

These results and his antics affirm that Trump comprehends voter sentiment better than all the journeymen politicians, pollsters, and pundits — while he defies the customary laws of political gravity. 

Still, watching the woke crowd and their fellow travellers fight to find excuses and justify their failure is delightful. They continue to miss the point: a profound shift is underway in the Western political landscape.

​This shift, driven by demographics, culture, and economics, reshapes the traditional political order. Trump is not the cause of this shift; he is a symptom, a manifestation of the changing political dynamics.

For starters, the changes brought about by mass migration are daunting to indigenous populations. To dismiss these worries as "racist" does nothing to address the genuinely held concerns.

At the same time, those who stand up for the safety of their kids face vilification by the woke contingent while we abandon the biological foundations of our society to experiment with complex gender issues we don't comprehend. 

Lastly, left behind groups, like young people who struggle in a system that fails them and then denigrates them, seek sanctuary in the extremes. 

Fed-up people want a conclusion to the never-ending wars, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives they perceive as nonsensical. They are frustrated that their views, held with sincerity, get dismissed as hateful by sneering liberal academics and intellectuals. 

They understand that terms like "nazi" and "xenophobe" are now used as weapons to attack anyone with a differing viewpoint. They are weary of the degradation of language to the point where it becomes meaningless. They are weary of the falsehoods. And weary of the false hope given by politicians. 

They also recognise the risks to their daughters from allowing biological men into women's spaces and sports. They see the dangers in a culture that automatically defines young men as degenerate for displays of masculinity. They see a culture that cancels and then fires people from jobs and ruins their very existence because someone has hurt their feelings.

Enough, they say. Thus, voters will punish those who malign them.  So, they vote for Trump in protest at the overly confected sterile packages served by the traditional stale political parties. Why not, they say.

For the Brits, I do wonder how the so-called "special relation" evolves given that Starmer and his crew have spent years attacking Trump. This should be fun to watch.

So, as his critics dwell on the dangers of Trump 2.0, they underestimate why he's back and riding high.