How the Left's 'Earn My Vote' Fallacy Handed MAGA Generational Victories

When leverage is real, when it disappears, and why confusing the two helped hand the country to Trump twice.

Kristoffer Ealy is a political scientist, political analyst, and professor in Southern California. He teaches American Government and political behavior, with a focus on political psychology, voting behavior, and political socialization. Subscribe to his Substack, The Thinking Class with Professor Ealy.

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