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'Losing his grip': A critical voting bloc dumps Trump after decades of GOP loyalty
The Base Was Always ConditionalTrump’s grip on white working-class and rural voters is slipping, according to the reporting here, as disapproval rises over gas, groceries, housing, healthcare, and the basic cost of staying afloat. That is the context. The political meaning is simpler: the coalition built on grievance and fantasy is running into material reality.The Bill Comes DueThe people with actual institutional power are Trump and the GOP apparatus that tied itself to him. They campaigned on rebooted prosperity, manufacturing revival, and punishing immigrants. They governed through the…
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