Trump’s comeback signals a very different kind of America

Populist disenchantment with the nation’s direction and resentment against elites proved to be deeper and more profound than many in both parties had recognised.

Supporters wait for Vice President Kamala Harris to arrive to deliver a concession speech. The Trump era, it turns out, was not a four-year interregnum. AP

Peter Baker

Nov 7, 2024 – 9.25am

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In her closing rally on the Ellipse last week, Kamala Harris scorned Donald Trump as an outlier who did not represent America. “That is not who we are,” she declared.

In fact, it turns out, that may be exactly who we are. At least most of us.