Old Republican establishment officials have rallied behind Kamala Harris, reflecting their alignment with the political establishment and a disconnect from Trump's populist movement.
Now Democrats are the party of the system, and Republicans, under Trump, represent those outside the system.
Democrats are the party of the military-industrial complex and Republicans are becoming, though not fully committed, to being the party of peace and strategic disengagement.
Before defeating Hillary Clinton, he defeated multiple Republican candidates in the primary who looked good on paper and represented typical post-Cold War Republican orthodoxy.
The general election showed that Trump's brand of populism sold better than the pro-corporate, anti-labor, interventionist, open borders, anti-tariff, and puritanically-flavored culture war positions of Republican orthodoxy.
No one on the Republican side is now impressed by Bush-era throwbacks, just as Republican deference to the military is at an all-time low.
Further, the ongoing disloyalty and hostility of the Republican establishment toward Trump has not gone unnoticed.
In his first term-when Republicans dominated the Senate, House of Representatives, and Presidency-speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, finked on providing funding for the border wall, Trump's signature promise.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/17/old-republican-establishment-rallies-for-kamala/
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