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since Former President Donald Trump Since becoming the GOP presidential nominee in 2016, there has been a small but loud group of so-called Republicans in the media and corridors of power who have dreamed of the day when he would lose his grip on the party.
Leading up to the vice-presidential debate, these MSNBC “conservative” pundits and figures like former Representative Liz Cheney and Senator Mitt Romney could hope that if Trump faced difficulties this year, the GOP would finally come to its senses and vote him down. Will remove. back charge.
Senator JD Vance Put that philosophy clearly on stage in New York City.
Why Vance easily defeated Walz in the debates, softening his image in the process
Although polling varies, by most accounts, Vance won over Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (not to mention the mostly partisan moderators) with his grasp of the issues and surprising friendliness, which at times even charmed Walz. Went.
Senator J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during the vice presidential debate at the CBS studios in New York, N.Y., on October 1, 2024. Most pundits agree that he defeated his opponent, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. (Ricky Cariotti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
But it was the substance, not the style, of Vance’s answers that should concern the Never Trump crowd. Because Vance, perhaps for the first time, has a major political figure who is not Donald Trump, but who can understand and embody Trump’s populism even on the highest platforms.
The cover of Time magazine this week acknowledged this with a picture of Vance and the words “The New Right,” which is, in fact, another term for the changes Trump has made to the GOP.
Trumpian populism, or the new right, has four essential pillars stood by Trump: anti-globalization, a strong border, Energy freedom and taking the fight to awakening. Vance made a case against these four.
The Ohio senator has talked about bringing manufacturing home with smart tariffs, balancing climate change with the need for cheap fuel, aggressive deportation of illegal immigrants, and has railed against excesses in areas like education and gender awareness throughout his career. Have been a strong voice.
This is in stark contrast to Trump’s former chief of staff, old guard, establishment-friendly Mike Pence, who is not particularly supporting his old boss this time around.
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If Pence served as a drawbridge to traditional Republicans, Vance is like a high castle wall, protecting the core principles of the new right from potential intruders who wish to return to the days of Romney and Cheney. .
In Vance, we saw the future of Trumpian populism in the absence of its creator. And it’s not just JD, all the up-and-comers on the GOP bench largely adopt the essence of the New Right, if not exactly Trump’s tactics.
When we look at businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, or Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida; All essentially adopt the new authority. Even former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, whom supporters hope to unseat the Democrats, realizes that the vast majority of Republican voters want Trump’s new rights policies.
Former President Trump and vice presidential candidate U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Despite the fact that the GOP’s turn toward the populist side is now complete, we see groups like “Republicans for Harris” touring the country, doing Zoom calls, and clearly have some real money behind them. . He lacks any kind of popular support.
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Today, we can see that Trumpism was never really about mean tweets, or womanizing, or a threat to democracy. No, from the beginning, veteran Never Trumpers opposed Trump and the voters’ priorities and preferred policies.
They want compromise on immigration, not a strong border. On trade they want big global deals, not protectionism. In terms of energy, they want to please the alarmists. And when it comes to awareness, they don’t really want to talk about it.
If you put aside the weird sense of entitlement and persistent moral outrage of the Never Trump movement, you can understand why they’re upset. His brand of neoliberalism, Bush’s Chamber of Commerce GOP, is no more.
If Pence served as a drawbridge to traditional Republicans, Vance is like a high castle wall, protecting the core principles of the new right from potential intruders who wish to return to the days of Romney and Cheney. .
At first glance, it appears that Harris’s best option for Republicans is to simply become a Democrat and try to prevent the party of Jefferson and Jackson from drifting leftward. It’s the same way they always played defense when they were in power in the GOP.
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But, if they do so, they lose their value. They can no longer be used by liberal media to show that a large segment of conservative voters are against Trump. In a word, they become irrelevant.
After Vance’s performance against Walz, it’s fair to say that irrelevance is already on the Never Trumpers. They saw the future and it’s not them. At last the fight ended.
