2024 Elections Thread

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The FT article is actually mistitled: Trump did not break the Democrats' thermostat. The Democratic elites and influencers and academics did.

Run too far left and you lose.

As soon as you can explain why union voters went R, I'll listen.

I don't need to explain anything. Charlie Darwin will.

This stuff comes up in other places at other times for different groups. Here's a good past example for how this election worked, or rather, didn't:

How the Media and Literati Class Determines the Politics of a Nation

From Yes, Prime Minister.