Trump’s Tech–Populist Alliance

The president-elect’s voters and Elon Musk’s innovators could constitute a powerful coalition.

With Donald Trump set to take office later this month, it’s worth considering how his coalition has changed.

The source of the president-elect’s power—his voting base—is populist in nature. This was evident from the beginning. Trump rallied a new political cross-section and has, over the past decade, transformed the GOP into a multiracial, working-class …