But you can make a good case that a big factor was the mismatch between Trump’s instincts — a nontraditional, ill-defined mix of nativism, isolationism, populism and authoritarianism — and the priorities of his advisers and allies, most of whom came from the Republican establishment. Whether it’s the nativism (Vance is a hero to anti-immigration groups), the isolationism (Vance has led the fight against support for Ukraine), the populism (Vance worked with Elizabeth Warren on anti-banking legislation) or the authoritarianism (Vance said he would have backed Trump’s effort to recognize Trump’s false electors in 2020). Another could be the network of conservative intellectuals who are part of the “New Right” and helped put together Project 2025, a set of principles and proposals designed to give a second-term Trump precisely the sort of policy roadmap he didn’t have in 2017.
Author: Jonathan Cohn
Published at: 2024-07-17 22:16:58
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