Donald Trump ran on the promise to Make America Great Again, both in 2016 and 2024. He won a narrow Electoral College victory the first time while trailing in the popular vote, and lost both in 2020. This time, however, Trump won both, impressively and decisively.
Did Trump win because he made conservatism great again, or is it the other way around? The Wall Street Journal reports that it’s suddenly hip to be MAGA, to paraphrase Huey Lewis & The News:
Across many facets of society—in sports, entertainment, the classroom and the workplace—there are signs that MAGA isn’t just retaking the White House. It is gaining a firmer foothold in the broader culture.
Instead of taking a knee to call for social justice, NFL players are doing the “Trump dance” in the end zone at football games. Mainstream entertainers, among them the country singer Carrie…
