How Trump and Biden Can Bring Home Their Holdouts

Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s large victories in Tuesday’s Michigan primary come with a warning, many analysts argue. They’re right, but it’s easy to overstate the obstacles the two men face. The message to both candidates is the same: Swerve slightly; don’t turn.

Trump’s supposed roadblock is the one-third or so of Republican voters who remain resistant to his charms. Nikki Haley claims they are old-guard Republicans worried about the party’s drift away from smaller government and an optimistic engagement with the world toward a populism distrustful of allies and unconcerned about government power.

About the Author

Henry Olsen

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the author of The Working-Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism.

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Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s large victories in Tuesday’s Michigan primary come with a warning, many analysts argue. They’re right, but it’s easy to overstate the obstacles the two men face. The message to both candidates is the same: Swerve slightly; don’t turn.

Trump’s supposed roadblock is the one-third or so of Republican voters who remain resistant to his charms. Nikki Haley claims they are old-guard Republicans worried about the party’s drift away from smaller government and an optimistic engagement with the world toward a populism distrustful of allies and unconcerned about government power.

About the Author

Henry Olsen

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the author of The Working-Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism.