💬 Opinion 6h ago · Jesse Walker

The 'Vibe Shift' Was Real, but It Wasn't What the GOP Thought It Was

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The 'Vibe Shift' Was Real, but It Wasn't What the GOP Thought It Was
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The words vibe shift entered American political discourse in the early months of 2022. The transmission belt was an article in The Cut about Sean Monahan, a professional trendspotter with a fondness for the phrase. Monahan's beat is culture, not politics, and his rundown of what he meant by it involved sneakers and music more than any candidate for office, but the term acquired a political resonance as the Great Awokening wound down and the COVID lockdowns came to an end.
Again: It was 2022. Not

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