If you are one of the millions of Americans watching the 2024 election and thinking something feels different this time around, you are correct.
Former President Donald Trump is fighting to make a once-in-a-century comeback. Not since President Grover Cleveland in 1893 has a presidential candidate lost reelection only to run again four years later and win. Republicans feel optimistic about the early voting results in states Trump lost in 2020, including Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, giving him multiple paths to the coveted 270 Electoral College votes.
Big news 👀
Early voting in swing states shows a significant 10 point shift in Republican turnout from 2020 to 2024!
Trump supporters are motivated to vote. This is the reason the Dems are panicking.
The early numbers bode well for Trump.
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) October 20, 2024
Still, the biggest change in this election seems to be the vibe shift. In 2016, it was unheard of for prominent figures with large platforms to publicly support Trump. This sentiment was even worse in 2020 when racial tensions and COVID hysteria polarized the nation. Not only was it career-ending to admit you supported Trump, but it severed families and ended friendships. Naturally, these prominent figures stayed out of the fray, hoping it would spare them. (ROOKE: GOP Has Real Chance To Control Congress. It Boils Down To Twelve Key Races)
This is no longer the case. Trump has garnered support from people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Elon Musk, Megyn Kelly, Joe Rogan, David Sacks and celebrities from the NFL and entertainment world. These people aren’t couch-sitting. They have so much to lose but are willing to risk their livelihoods, reputations and freedom to back Trump’s comeback.
🚨BREAKING: #Chiefs standout long snapper James Winchester announced his support for Donald Trump wearing game “MAGA” hat on the field after tonight’s game.
Winchester joins teammate Harrison Butker in publicly endorsing Trump.
(📸@greg_price11) pic.twitter.com/0IQkPSWBxj
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 5, 2024
Their reasons vary. In Kelly’s speech at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, she spoke about protecting American girls and women from harmful transgender ideology. Kelly told women to think about the forgotten men of America whom the Biden/Harris economic policies have decimated when they head into the voting booth. In her moving speech, she mentioned the names of Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray, whom were allegedly killed by illegal immigrants let into America as a direct result of the Democrats’ illegal immigration policy.
Joe Rogan’s endorsement might be more consequential, but Megyn Kelly just delivered the most persuasive case for Trump that I’ve ever seen. Watch the whole thing. pic.twitter.com/clwQFdIdW3
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) November 5, 2024
Musk, who arguably has the most to lose as the largest recipient of federal funding with his SpaceX program, spoke to Rogan on Monday about his fears that another four years of the Democrats’ illegal immigration policies would change our country forever. He warned that the massive amounts of illegal immigrants being sent to swing states will forever turn our country into a California-style monolith with one-party rule. Musk denounced the legal attacks against SpaceX by the Biden/Harris administration’s Department of Justice and claimed his personal freedom was at risk should Vice President Kamala Harris win.
Worth listening to this @JoeRogan episode before end of voting tomorrow
pic.twitter.com/qNchBVR0f9— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2024
After the Musk episode went live, Rogan endorsed Trump’s presidential campaign, saying he agreed wholeheartedly with Musk’s assessment of the gravity of this election for the country.
The great and powerful @elonmusk.
If it wasn’t for him we’d be fucked. He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you’ll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way.
For the record, yes, that’s an endorsement of Trump.
Enjoy the podcast pic.twitter.com/LdBxZFVsLN— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) November 5, 2024
Kennedy dropped his presidential campaign in August and immediately endorsed Trump. He and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, want to end lobbyist control over the FDA and CDC to “Make America Healthy Again.” Both have actively campaigned for Trump in swing states on this message, and Shanahan even went as far as voting for Trump on stage in Arizona.
It’s the people that Make America Great 🇺🇸 Unity 2024 pic.twitter.com/26YxgpBbFA
— Nicole Shanahan (@NicoleShanahan) November 3, 2024
Trump isn’t alone in the arena anymore. He isn’t one man fighting for his supporters, but the leader of a broad coalition of blue-collar workers, banking and Silicon Valley elites, mothers and fathers worried about their children’s futures and health and legal immigrants who want the border closed. Win or lose, the movement Trump started in 2015 has grown beyond traditional Republicans and won’t die anytime soon. (Democrats Working Overtime To Turn Election Conspiracies Into Reality)
At the end of this election, it’s important to remember that we are Americans. We’ve fought for freedom since our inception. We’ve faced overwhelming odds to tame a vast wilderness, beat back tyranny and form the greatest nation the world has ever seen. Americans, when united, cannot fail, no matter the enemy.
