The Odd Years

← The Odd Years22 jul 2025 · 51 min

This pollster predicted Trump's surprising 2024 coalition. How's it holding up?

This pollster predicted Trump's surprising 2024 coalition. How's it holding up?22 jul 202551 min

Back in 2023, Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini wrote a book that laid out a path for how the party could win future elections with a working class multiracial coalition. So we wanted to have Patrick Ruffini back on for a conversation about how well that same coalition is holding up six months into Trump 2.0, whether these voters will show up for Republicans in 2026, and whether the next Republican nominee for president will have a similar appeal these voters.