It really isn’t about Biden vs. Trump

Over the past eight-plus years, political analysts of all stripes have tended to give Donald Trump the wrong sort of credit for the support he enjoys with voters. Leftists, in particular, marvel at former President Trump’s seeming ability to create positions with which so many Americans agree.

They are spectacularly wrong.

Trump has not created viewpoints among Americans; he has recognized and capitalized on strong sentiments that existed before his foray into politics, sentiments...