‘Guns, gays, and god’: Nancy Pelosi on how Trump trumped Democrats in US Presidential Elections 2024

Pelosi argued that the Republican Party effectively redirected public discourse towards cultural issues. These “guns, gays, and God” topics have been foundational to a conservative agenda aiming to galvanise specific voting blocs. According to Pelosi, these themes serve as rallying points, distracting voters from economic and social issues in favour of intense, often emotional appeals to deeply held beliefs. The Republican approach, she suggested, helped frame the Democrats as out of touch with traditional American values, especially among rural and working-class voters.