The excesses of Trump 1.0 undoubtedly drove the center to embrace ideas that were subsequently labeled as “woke.” The 2024 election was partly a referendum on wokeness, however, and the woke lost. As a result, there has been no shift to the left this time, and the princes of wokeness have fallen silent. This will help the Democrats with swing voters in the midterms.
Does that mean wokeness will also be off the ballot in 2028? No. The activist groups will come roaring back to life during the primaries. They will have clout that goes far beyond their numbers. Whether it will be enough to win the nomination remains to be seen.