Book contents
- The Elephants in the Room
- Reviews
- The Elephants in the Room
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1Learning from Loss, or Doubling Down?
- Part IThe Setting
- Part IIThe Decision
- Chapter 5County Chairs and the 2024 Presidential Primary Horserace
- Chapter 6Trumpers and Others
- Chapter 7Indictments and Electability
- Chapter 8“If You Go After Me, I’m Coming After You”
- Chapter 9The Party Abides
- Acknowledgments
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes
- Index
Chapter 9 - The Party Abides
from Part II - The Decision
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 June 2026
Book contents
- The Elephants in the Room
- Reviews
- The Elephants in the Room
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1Learning from Loss, or Doubling Down?
- Part IThe Setting
- Part IIThe Decision
- Chapter 5County Chairs and the 2024 Presidential Primary Horserace
- Chapter 6Trumpers and Others
- Chapter 7Indictments and Electability
- Chapter 8“If You Go After Me, I’m Coming After You”
- Chapter 9The Party Abides
- Acknowledgments
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes
- Index
Summary
This final chapter reviews what we’ve learned from the 2024 nomination cycle, arguing that it shows a party establishment that once had control over nominations but has lost it. While elites had mixed feelings about Trump and legitimate concerns about his divisiveness and electability, they were powerless to prevent a nomination that so many partisan voters were so eager to see happen. It also explores some predictions about just what comes next for the party, the enduring strengths of the conservative populist faction, and the likely successors of Donald Trump.
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- The Elephants in the RoomHow Trump Voters Seized the Party from Republican Leaders, pp. 160 - 168Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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