For what seems like an eternity, the Republican Party has been seen as the party of uptight country club whites hopelessly out of touch with the concerns of working-class Americans, young, black and Latino voters.
it's grand old After all, a party.
But things changed with the election of Donald Trump on November 5, and are accelerating now that he is back in the Oval Office.
Black voters supported Trump, giving him the largest percentage of votes for a Republican in more than 50 years.
The number of Latinos running for president was the highest ever for a Republican presidential candidate, the 45th, and now the 47th. Until now.
Rank-and-file union members largely support Mr. Trump, with an internal survey of the Teamsters union showing that 60% are members.
But perhaps the most surprising result came from young people under 30.
According to CNN exit polls, Trump won a majority of voters aged 18 to 29 in key battleground states such as Michigan and Wisconsin, which no “experts” expected.
For context, in 2020 Joe Biden won the national vote 18-29 by 24 points, topping President Trump's 60-36 percent vote.
Read more: After the 2016 election, Donald's favorability rating among people under 30 was just 30%, according to YouGov.
It is now 53%, an increase of 23 points.
In the latest CBS News poll, voters were asked whether they were generally optimistic or pessimistic about President Donald Trump's next four years, and 67% of 18- to 29-year-olds said they felt positively. The difference was 2:1. , young people largely Investigate bright cohorts.
The president is 78 years old, but if the fast-paced events since taking office on Monday are any indication, he still has the energy of a millennial.
And his Cabinet is also refreshingly young, especially compared to the current leadership of the Democratic Party.
Nancy Pelosi, Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren and others have looked like angry rants screaming at the clouds and telling kids to get off their lawns since Trump won. I heard it.
Trump's team includes, as yet unconfirmed, Vice President J.D. Vance, United Nations Ambassador Elise Stefanik, both 40, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, 43. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel are both 44 years old.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt became the youngest person ever to hold the position at age 27.
Even President Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 53, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, 59, look much younger than their birth certificates indicate.
This is in stark contrast to the Senate as a whole. 71% Some sitting senators are over 70 years old, many years beyond retirement age.
It's no wonder that nearly 8 in 10 Americans support lowering the age limit for Washington state legislators, according to Pew Research.
Meanwhile, the presence of black Trump supporters is driving the Democratic Party and its allies in the media insane.
Look no further than the toxic stew that is ABC's “The View.” There, “Republican” Ana Navarro called rapper Snoop Dogg Uncle Tom for having the audacity to perform at President Trump's inauguration event.
“You stood up against Trump in 2017 and you're still there… You spoke out against Trump on January 7, 2021, and you're still there now. , praising Trump like a trained seal,” Navarro, 53, said of Snoop, 53.
And therein lies the friction.
Although Navarro is not older, she It rang Like a grumpy fuddy duddy, Snoop looked just like him in a tuxedo, I had a fun time.
Whether it was when country legend Carrie Underwood performed a cappella at President Trump's inauguration under the Capitol dome, or when the MAGA crowd went wild for Snoop later that night, or when Trump rocked a tuxedo. When he started dancing at the YMCA wearing his suit and sword in hand, his cheerful mood was contagious. Not a little hand.
If Trump succeeds in the Presidency, reduces inflation, makes Americans feel safe, secures our borders, drains the swamp, and ends wars overseas while eliminating everything that's going on. That would allow Vance to begin his presidential term while still in his 40s.
Essentially, it's not a visual issue. It’s about America’s yearning for an optimistic and capable leader: anti-Biden, anti-Schumer, anti-Pelosi.
Despite his chronological age, that's Trump.
That's Vance.
That's his cabinet and his team.
At the moment, one party seems to be having a lot of fun, while the other party and its media cronies are angry, preachy, and agitated.
And an angry, preachy, rambling demeanor doesn't exactly scream unbridled optimism. This is different from, for example, “America's Golden Age begins now.”
Joe Concha is a contributor to FOX News and the author of the upcoming book “The Greatest Comeback of All Time: Inside Trump's Big Beautiful Campaign.''
