Staff Reports
The Republican Party has found itself undergoing a rather unexpected transformation, all thanks to the Trump phenomenon. Once upon a time, in the land of yore known as 2016, a staggering 87% of Trump voters were white. Fast forward to the present, and the party has become more colorful — quite literally, with nearly one in five Trump supporters identifying as black, Latino, Native American, or another category of “people of color.” Surprisingly, the media has been caught with their jaws on the floor.
Amidst the constant barrage of name-calling from Democrats, who labeled Trump everything from a racist to Hitler, they utterly failed to understand the real issue at play: illegal immigration was hitting hard on non-white communities. Ironically, while elite liberals scuttled around with their hired help and cheap labor, average Americans were feeling the real pinch in their day-to-day lives. High rent and housing shortages were not abstract concepts; they were stark realities for those just trying to make a living.
While the dems were busy demonizing anyone who breathed a word against their narrative, the Trump team was building the most diverse coalition of Americans ever seen.
MAGA, Moderate Rs, Independents, former Dems, men, women, all races, all backgrounds.
Unity won. America won. pic.twitter.com/9a0dLyu0Zz
— Tayyy (@tayjoness) November 6, 2024
The absurdity of leftist marketing strategies always seems to rear its ugly head, leading to misconceptions about what voters actually prioritize. Democrats are so entrenched in their worldview of identity politics that they can’t comprehend the decisions of Latinos who supported Trump. Instead of aligning with their fellow migrants, these voters realized their major concerns were about jobs and the cost of living, not the color of their skin.
Democrats’ response to these concerns has been nothing short of a catastrophe, as they decided it would be fitting to rebrand entire ethnicities with ridiculous terms like “Latinx.” Leftists, so woefully out of touch with the communities they claim to champion, didn’t bother to check whether the community members supported these labels. A Democratic polling firm found that nearly 70% of Latinos preferred the term Hispanic while 40% outright found “Latinx” offensive. The sheer arrogance it takes to rename a cultural group without their consent is staggering.
As the 2024 election results graphically illustrated, the barriers keeping black and Latino voters from the Republican fold have begun to crumble. The 20% of Trump’s vote now comprising non-whites marks a new chapter for the GOP. The tide seems poised to turn even further by 2028 and 2032 as these voters, tired of the Democratic narrative, recognize the power of self-interest and opportunity. Ultimately, this shift is not just about numbers; it represents a seismic change in the Republican Party, as new trailblazers forge a path out of the Democratic Plantation into a future of self-empowerment and conservative values.
