Former President Donald Trump staked his claim to the Republican Party in a closed-door speech to donors Saturday night, casting his populist policies and attack-dog politics as the key to future Republican success. Trump also reinforced his commitment to the GOP in his address, according to prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press, which comes as Republican officials seek to downplay an intraparty feud over Trump s role in the party, his commitment to GOP fundraising and his plans for 2024. While Trump s advisers report he will emphasize party unity, he rarely sticks to script. “The key to this triumphant future will be to build on the gains our amazing movement has made over the past four years,” Trump told hundreds of leading Republican donors, according to the prepared remarks. “Under our leadership, we welcomed millions upon millions of new voters into the Republican coalition. We transformed the Republican Party into a party that truly fights for all America
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ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump did not lose the election because he ran a bad campaign. On the contrary, he ran a prototypical one, that produced tremendous turnout on election day. President Trump maintained the voter enthusiasm that has come to define his political career, as evidenced by his ability to fill stadiums and market merchandise.
Donald Trump lost, however, because enthusiasm mattered little in this unique election.
In an election where voting early and by mail was the norm, the effect of voter and base enthusiasm was diminished, because it simply does not take much enthusiasm to drop a ballot in the mail. It is for that reason that the president lost despite turning out record numbers on election day. Indeed, many, if not most, of Joe Biden’s supporters voted in a non-traditional manner.