Council on Foreign Relations(@CFR_org):"'It's the economy, stupid' is a now-venerable line about why voters back a certain candidate—even when the choice appears unexpected," writes expert Elliott Abrams. "But it's not only the economy; for some voters, and for very large groups of them at times, foreign policy issues can be important and even determinative." A CFR study group convened scholars and political analysts to examine the foreign policy views of the voters who elected President Donald Trump in 2024, drawing on survey data. Abrams, who wrote the report on the group's findings, breaks down the takeaways:

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"'It's the economy, stupid' is a now-venerable line about why voters back a certain candidate—even when the choice appears unexpected," writes expert Elliott Abrams. "But it's not only the economy; for some voters, and for very large groups of them at times, foreign policy issues can be important and even determinative." A CFR study group convened scholars and political analysts to examine the foreign policy views of the voters who elected President Donald Trump in 2024, drawing on survey data. Abrams, who wrote the report on the group's findings, breaks down the takeaways: