What was the secret to Donald Trump's 2024 success?

In 2016, Donald Trump won, primarily because he dominated rural areas and because of a phenomenon known as hidden Trump voters. Most of these "hidden Trump voters" hid in rural areas all across the U.S. In 2020, when Trump lost to Joe Biden, Joe Biden used his 'Scranton Joe' personality to win over some of these voters.

This year, Biden had a record to defend and some dementia that couldn't be hidden. The Biden campaign tried baiting Trump into saying no to 2 debates by proposing 2 debates, the first on CNN, the final one on ABC. Instead of saying no, Trump agreed to both within an hour. Biden was stuck. On June 27, Biden and Trump met for the first debate. By the time it finished, Biden's political career was all but officially over.

2024 was an entirely different situation. First, Biden, then Harris, had a record to defend. Defending open borders, the affordability crisis and the administration's record on migrant crime put the administration on the defensive. Next, Trump's outreach was fantastic. He outworked Harris, went to more diverse places and improved his approval with minorities and women.

Third, his message appealed across the battleground states. Policies like not taxing tips was popular. Doing an all-female townhall with Harris Faulkner in Atlanta, GA helped his appeal with minorities and women. Doing a major rally at Madison Square Garden got people pumped.

Trump's supporting cast was better. too. Lara Trump and J.D. Vance top that list. As co-chair of the RNC, Lara Trump initiated the 'Too Big to Rig' program. Further, she pushed the early voting program in which she specifically targeted low-propensity voters. That program was a huge success, with 18% of early GOP voters fitting the description of being low propensity voters. Imagine being Lara Trump waiting to speak at the rally in Madison Square Garden just 9 days before Election Day. Actually, you don't have to imagine that. Here's the video of it:

After upgrading the RNC Chair from Ronna McDaniel to Lara Trump, Trump upgraded his VP pick from Mike Pence to J.D. Vance. Watch VP-Elect Vance shred Martha Raddatz right before the election:

VP-Elect Vance made watching Sunday morning shows fun again.

Another Trump Re-Elect Difference Maker

While Bidenflation hurt families for 3+ years, it helped President-Elect Trump's re-election bid. While Biden dutifully stepped in front of microphones to tell us that the U.S. had the strongest economy in the world, families experienced the harshest tax, aka inflation:

Bidenflation is alive and well—and it just handed the GOP a decisive victory. With an annualized rate of 5.4%, this singular statistic is poised to define President Biden's legacy.

Corporate media has decided inflation is "over" and moved on, but we still get calls and emails from loyal readers asking if we've fallen for that spin. Now they're obsessing over the President-elect and how his policies might worsen inflation. It's just sad—wealthy media elites are completely out of touch. The recent election proved they were the biggest losers, and honestly, we doubt they’ll ever get their credibility back. Meanwhile, this is the only article out there that truly captures the pain of Bidenflation. What a pity.

Biden's affordability crisis is still running rampant. That won't get fixed until a new president is sworn in. Thankfully, that's just 2 months away.

Later today, I'll have an article about 2 unsung heroes that helped Trump reach the Winner's Circle.

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