In the past decade Donald J Trump has gone from an outlandish, ridiculed outsider to President of the United States of America.

The 2020 election and the scenes that followed, as well as an embarrassing return for MAGA candidates in 2022, saw his stock plummet to an all-time low. But in 2024, astonishingly, he could be returning to the White House.

Outlandish and ridiculed he may still be, but it is a remarkable political comeback. From outsider to president, to pariah to messiah.

Throughout this tumultuous 10 years, Trump has built a coalition of voters never before seen by any Republican presidential candidate. Whether this diverse group was the result of a deliberate strategy to cultivate a new base, or a series of fortunate accidents, is a matter of interpretation. Regardless, his ability to galvanise such support is now a defining aspect of his political journey.

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The scenes at Trump’s recent rally at Madison Square Garden in New York was an illustration of this. Those attending represented a mosaic of distinct peoples lining up in droves to support the candidate for a party historically defined by its white voter........

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