Yes, the election was a rejection of the Biden administration. It was a rejection of inflation and illegal immigration and urban crime. It was a rejection of Vice President Kamala Harris, who had trouble answering a question without taking a trip to “word salad” city.

But it was more than that. It was a rejection of elite liberal and progressive condescension. Or to put it another way: Just because you wear a red MAGA hat doesn’t mean you’re a bigot — no matter how many left-wing pundits go on CNN and MSNBC and say you are, while some elite “journalist” sits there like a potted plant nodding in agreement.