How Trump Won, Again

When Donald J. Trump won the presidency eight years ago, it was easy to cast his victory as a narrow one — or even dismiss it as a fluke.

Not this time.

Despite Jan. 6, the end of Roe v. Wade and a felony conviction, Mr. Trump won a clear victory. He is on track to win all seven battleground states. He made gains in every corner of the country and with nearly every demographic group: If you look at The Times’s map of what has changed since 2020, you’ll see a sea of red.