You’re as delusional as Murph if you don’t think the culture war had a lot to do with this past election.
What happened was Harris had a small line in the debate calling Trump's tariffs a tax cut, instead of spending the entire debate debunking his stupidity on that one, critical issue.
The thing about the culture wars is - politicians don't really need to fight them. They fight themselves. If Obergfell was overturned today, gay marriage would be illegal in California. Even this 6-3 court which includes Roberts, Thomas, and Alito who dissented, would not overturn Obergfell. Gay marriage is a thing. Not going back. Women get to vote, and have credit cards, and can buy homes. Society moves on with these things in parallel to the fights in DC and on TV.
Given that, stake out your position when asked, and focus on the big ticket issues. Harris did the opposite, and then spent an inordinate time trying to win the election by trolling Trump. Pathetic.
Trump says Wal-Mart needs to EAT THE TARIFFS. Bessent gets on TV and says he talked to Wal-Mart and they are in fact going to eat some of the tariffs, he says. Bottom line - the tariffs are going to be split between consumers and Wal-Mart, which cuts Wal-Mart's bottom line and either comes out of employee compensation or the stock price. Either way - all of the tariffs will be paid for by Americans, not China. How Harris did not prosecute this case beggars all belief.