by Gregory Hood, The Unz Review:
Certain parties, figures, and coalitions define entire eras of American politics. There was the Era of Good Feelings. There was the Jacksonian Era. Now, there is the Trump Era.
In the final days of the campaign, one of Vice President Kamala Harris’s messages was that voters were exhausted with Donald Trump and ready to move on. Late Night host John Oliver, on the brink of tears, bitterly spoke about having to care about Donald Trump rather than having the “joy of not caring anymore.” Celebrity Jennifer Aniston said it was time to end this “era of fear.” Even when out of power, Donald Trump still somehow ruled.
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However, to borrow the Kamala Harris campaign slogan, We Are Not Going Back. 2016 was no fluke after all, and future historians will have to grapple with the phenomenon of Donald Trump. Patrick Buchanan’s book The Greatest Comeback about Richard Nixon’s political career must be updated, because Donald Trump’s is now the greatest comeback, perhaps in all modern history. He defeated political dynasties in both parties, remade the GOP in his own image, and installed a young, smart, and capable vice president who is far better suited to take Trumpism forward than Mike Pence ever was. Defeating Donald Trump in 2020 was a poisoned gift for the Democrats, because 45/47 enters office with a clear mandate, more experience, better advisors, and possibly with the support of a Republican Congress.
Mr. Trump has a chance to be one of the all-time great and historically memorable presidents, the kind after whom we name schools and cities. He has also been “normalized” in a way he was not in 2016. There were no massive protests in response to his victory, few prophecies of economic or military doom, and a far greater willingness by supporters to champion MAGA publicly without fear. The warnings about “fascism” fell flat, probably because Donald Trump was already in office and the Republic survived.
What does Donald Trump’s victory mean for white advocates and the future of our movement? His victory was built on the backs of white voters, who remain most of the electorate, at 71 percent according to exit polls. Data from the Washington Post show whites supported Donald Trump over Kamala Harris by about 57 percent to 41 percent. Not surprisingly, blacks — 11 percent of the electorate — backed Kamala Harris 85 percent to 13 percent. Asians supported her 54 to 39 percent — a figure that is less skewed than many expected. But Hispanics were the real story. Miss Harris won them just 52 percent to 46 percent. Mr. Trump won Hispanic men outright by 55 percent to 43 percent. To put that in perspective, that was better than his vote among white women, which was just 53 percent to 45 percent.
Miss Harris did better among white voters than “Scranton” Joe Biden according to exit polls from NBC. Then-president Donald Trump won 58 percent of white voters in 2020 but just 55 percent in 2024. However, he improved by a staggering 13 points among Hispanics and a few points among Asians. According to CNN exit polls, Miss Harris actually lost support among black voters compared to Joe Biden. Mr. Biden won an incredible 92 percent of black votes, but Kamala Harris got only 86 percent. Reports that black turnout was down were among the earliest warning signs for Democrats, and early exit polls showed many blacks were staying home.
Even American Indians broke for Donald Trump despite Joe Biden’s last-ditch pandering campaign. So much for Indigenous Peoples’ Day:
