These groups were not historically always under the same tent. I really really want this broad base of core-American-values voters to stick together. But if they go into 2028+ thinking Trump's mandate means that they have all that support for a Evangelical platform or anything like that, they're going to get demolished.

That would be seriously retarded. The phony family value Evangelical playbook of decades past is dead and gone, most visibly because a guy on his third marriage that many people believed shagged a porn star is the most beloved politician in America. I'm a conservative Christian and I'm fine with that. Not that I'm even sure that Trump slept with Stormy Daniels, but I'd rather someone's perfidy is known and repented rather than hidden in the B-list celebrity privileges of megachurch preachers.

More importantly, Trump's politics are pragmatic, and I'm starting to wonder how and why ideologues ever gained prominence in the party, let alone retained control. Inflation is up? Drill baby drill. Hurricane victims in need of assistance? Call up Elon and ask him for help. Companies are outsourcing? Club them over the head with tariffs. Iraq was going to be a difficult slog? Dumb idea, don't do it. People like tanks? Put them in the inaugural parade. Abortion is a divisive topic? Kick it to the states. Muslims upset about Gaza? End the war fast. People feel disconnected from politicians? Rally with them every single day, buy them Chick-fil-a, serve them McDonalds, listen to their stories and address their needs.

Just take care of your people. How on earth did we not demand this of our politicians earlier??