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It’s too soon to say ‘wokeism’ is dead

Despite its Nov 5 setback, it still has strongholds in places such as universities.

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A post-election analysis discovered that the top reason why US swing voters eventually supported Donald Trump was culture followed by inflation.

A post-election analysis discovered that the top reason why US swing voters eventually supported Donald Trump was culture, followed by inflation.

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Adrian Wooldridge

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It is easy to conclude that the woke revolution met its Waterloo on Nov 5. The Republicans ran the most unwoke man in America for the presidency and were amply rewarded for it.

A post-election analysis by the polling company Blueprint discovered that the top reason why swing voters eventually supported Donald Trump over Ms Kamala Harris was culture, followed by inflation. Trump lieutenants, such as his Vice-President-elect J.D. Vance and

his nominee for secretary of state, Mr Marco Rubio,

regard the destruction of the “woke regime” as a top priority.

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