Resistance politics inevitably feels conservative. It’s reactionary in a literal sense, and this week, it ended in disaster for the Democrats.

It was the wrong time to be the defender and champion of the country’s governing establishment.

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It was the wrong time to be the defender and champion of the country’s governing establishment.

A vote for Trump meant a vote to evict a failed leadership class from power.

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The Haley voters who cast ballots for Harris are a new kind of conservative voter.

Unlikely friendships can make America a better place.