The Trump Campaign Disproved the Autopsy

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The Trump campaign disproved the autopsy in its ability to energize and expand their coalition with new voters, many of whom were white. He also leaned into anti-immigration rhetoric and stoked fear about the country's demographic changes. "We take care of Americans before we worry about taking care of people in other countries"

It’s March 2013. The G.O.P., in tatters, issues a scathing report blaming its electoral failures on an out-of-touch leadership that ignores minorities at its own peril. Just three years later, Donald Trump proves his party dead wrong. Today, how certain assumptions took hold of both parties — and what they’re still getting wrong — heading into the midterm elections.