Wokeism elected Trump, Don’s vote-by-male triumph and other commentary

From the left: Wokeism Elected Trump

The “metropolitan liberal left has been going down a particularly self-destructive path in recent years,” thunders Nick Tyrone at Spiked; if those “liberals hadn’t done so many things wrong, Trump almost certainly would have lost.”

If the center-left wants to win again, “rejecting the extremes of trans ideology is vital” as is seeing that “the whole ‘toxic masculinity’ narrative has been a total disaster.”

The left’s narrative around men “created a gaping space for Trump that he has happily driven into and parked the bus.”

Voters rejected “the idea that biological sex doesn’t exist, or that all young men should shut up and check their privilege.”

If the liberal left “want the Trumps of the world to stop winning” it needs to “stop making it easy for them.”

From the right: Don’s Vote-by-Male Triumph

“The demographic who voted the most for Trump is men, including Latino men, white men and men without a college degree,” roared USA Today’s Nicole Russell.

“How did Trump do it? He reached out to working-class voters of all ethnic and racial groups by emphasizing how the economy affects regular Americans.”

Going “on Joe Rogan’s podcast, which is especially popular with young men, for three hours late in the campaign was brilliant.”

Kamala Harris’ “Call Her Daddy” spot got 800,000 views, while “Trump got more than 46 million views on Rogan’s show,” and “Vance got over 15 million.”

Trump and Vance’s message: “Men, you belong. Men, we appreciate you. Men who are masculine, kind, hardworking and family-oriented. You are necessary and you are vital.”

And men “rewarded Trump and Vance with their votes.”

Lawfare beat: Running Scared at Justice

“A collective sense of dread has taken hold at the Department of Justice,” reports Politico’s Josh Gerstein: After Trump’s re-election, fears range “from mass firings of ‘deep state’ lawyers to expelling special counsel Jack Smith from the country.”

(Though it “can be difficult to know how much of the anti-DOJ rhetoric is political bravado.”)

“Trump’s impact may be most pronounced in Justice’s National Security Division, which he blames for the Russia-related woes of his first term.”

In divisions doing “mundane, non-ideological legal work, Trump’s changes” will likely be “milder.”

But expect “staff to be more challenged this time around.”

“Trump now has the experience of his previous four years wrestling with what he derisively branded the ‘deep state.’ ”

Conservative: Obamas = 2024’s Biggest Losers

“No one has had more influence on the Democrat Party in the last decade than the Obamas” as it “has been transformed into one dominated by” liberal elites, argues The Federalist’s Helen Raleigh.

“The Biden-Harris administration was essentially President Obama’s third term,” and replacing Biden with Harris as the Democratic nominee “wouldn’t have occurred without Obama’s blessing.”

“After getting Biden out of the way, the Obamas, with their unparalleled influence, identified Harris as the torchbearer of their leftist legacy.”

“Harris was an uninspiring presidential candidate in 2019 and accomplished little as the vice president,” so “if not for the Obamas, Harris would never have become the Democrat Party’s presidential nominee. The biggest loser on Tuesday wasn’t Harris but the Obamas.”

Historian: Dems Must Blame Themselves

“Nearly half” of Democrats are damning Joe Biden for “sticking around too long,” marvels Victor Davis Hanson at American Greatness, though their own “party grandees” facilitated that.

But they shouldn’t blame Biden or Kamala Harris, or a lack of funds or “favorable media coverage.”

Nor regret that they didn’t “do everything imaginable to destroy” Trump — since they did.

Yet they’re blaming “everything but themselves,” when in fact their own “radicalized” agenda is at fault.

A week the election, they’re “still trapped in La La Land,” vowing to “stop” Trump. But “from what exactly”?

Giving them “tainted federal funds”? The left “won’t recover by blaming” voters or declaring war on Trump before he even takes office. They need to acknowledge “the fault” is in themselves.

— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board