CHRISTOPHER RUFO: The success of Trump’s second presidency could rise or fall on an unprecedented partnership
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President-elect Trump has won another chance to lead. His coalition has also seen a shift. Many in the tech industry have committed to the MAGA agenda.
The tragedy of Trump’s first presidency was that he was hamstrung on all sides. He was a man isolated in the White House with few outside allies and insufficient control over his administration. Things could be different this time. Christopher F. Rufo is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. He is the author of "America's Cultural Revolution." Sign up for his Substack here.
The source of the president-elect’s power—his voting base—is populist in nature. This was evident from the beginning. Trump rallied a new political cross-section and has, over the past decade, transformed the GOP into a multiracial, working-class party. He managed to draw tens of thousands of people to stadiums and arenas and to command a fervent social media following that propagates his message.
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President-elect Trump has won another chance to lead. His coalition has also seen a shift. Many in the tech industry have committed to the MAGA agenda.
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