Morning Jolt: Elections Have Consequences — and Controversies

Making the click-through worthwhile: a look at Trump's would-be two-year agenda, a look at the elections still hanging in the balance, and a look at a book — or my review of that book, anyway.

Economic Populism in Name Only?

Readers of National Review will be familiar by now with a standard midterm diagnosis. The Republican party is hemorrhaging suburban voters, and it is struggling to retain its gains among midwestern whites. Trump has repelled voters in, say, the Philadelphia and Richmond suburbs, turning off those who once might have voted GOP and inspiring a number of women to vote Democratic. Meanwhile, the party has not managed to solidify the inroads Trump made in states such as Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and most of Pennsylvania. To use Henry Olsen's analysis, the modern GOP has deterred the RINOs while not doing enough to win over the TIGRs (or Trump Is Great Republicans).

Why? Some combination of Trump's personality and a lack of policy imagination seems to be a reasonable explanation. RINOs are turned off by Trump's personality and his culture-war fights, while TIGRs have material interests ...

November 12 2018

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Elections Have Consequences — and Controversies Theodore Kupfer Making the click-through worthwhile: a look at Trump's would-be two-year agenda, a look at the elections still hanging in the balance, and a look at a book — or my review of that book, anyway. Economic Populism in Name Only? Readers of National Review will be familiar by now with a standard midterm diagnosis. The Republican party is hemorrhaging suburban voters, and it is struggling to retain its gains among midwestern whites. Trump has repelled voters in, say, the Philadelphia and Richmond suburbs, turning off those who once might have voted GOP and inspiring a number of women to vote Democratic. Meanwhile, the party has not managed to solidify the inroads Trump made in states such as Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and most of Pennsylvania. To use Henry Olsen's analysis, the modern GOP has deterred the RINOs while not doing enough to win over the TIGRs (or Trump Is Great Republicans). Why? Some combination of Trump's personality and a lack of policy imagination seems to be a reasonable explanation. RINOs are turned off by Trump's personality and his culture-war fights, while TIGRs have material interests ... Read More Top Stories A Heart Stretched for Love Kathryn Jean Lopez Adopting care for the... Republicans Remain in a Strong Position in State Legislatures Jay Cost Republicans Remain in a Strong Position in State Legislatures Longtime Clinton Adviser Guarantees Hillary Will Run in 2020 Jack Crowe Hillary Clinton will reinvent herself as a "liberal firebrand" and mount a third presidential bid in 2020, her longtime adviser Mark Penn said. ADVERTISEMENT Winning Is the Goal, Not Hunting RINOs David McIntosh The Club for Growth responds to Henry... Trump Demands Florida Recount Be Cut Short Jack Crowe The recounts were triggered in both races after what began as substantial margins of victory for the respective Republican candidates shrank dramatically. ADVERTISEMENT From Our Sponsor Out of the Maze Spencer Johnson Twenty years and twenty-eight million copies later, the sequel to the beloved classic Who Moved My Cheese? has arrived. Now Out of the Maze offers profound truths about how to transform your life. Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: November 12, 2018 World War I Centenary ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.