Trump Back in Power: Broken Polling, Tech Bros and a Terrifying Truth

Voters chose the wildest wild card over the urgent warnings from the political, economic, cultural and media establishment

A man with light-toned skin, wearing a suit and a red baseball cap reading "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN," points toward a crowd as he stands behind bulletproof glass.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump points as he walks offstage after speaking at a campaign rally on Oct. 12, 2024 in Coachella, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

So much noise, money, fury, punditry. No one knew anything. AGAIN.

It was. Not. Close. Donald Trump won 51 percent of the vote while indicted, guilty of felonies, promising to jail enemies, deport millions and, finally, fellating a microphone

Voters did not care. They chose anger over joy. They chose chaos over competence. They chose the wildest wild card over the urgent warnings from the political, economic, cultural and media establishment not to put Trump back in power. 

Understand: This is not a divide between Right and Left. It is a divide between those with power and those who feel insistently disempowered.

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