Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at former President Trump's rally in Madison Square Garden.

Today’s Republican Party is not your father’s Republican Party. It’s no longer a "Grand Old Party," it's a Grand New Party, to borrow from authors Reihan Salam and Ross Douthat, with new voices, ideas, and energy. And while some conservatives worry the party has strayed, others see it as more aligned with the more typical American and the issues of the day. These debates are important and will continue, but as Election Day arrives, it's significant to note some of the meaningful changes, and what they augur for the future of party politics.

Just look at Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and other disaffected Democrats and independents. If the GOP of yesteryear was a rigid hierarchy, today’s party is a motley crew of pirates.

Of course, there will be some chaos, an occasional mutiny, but there's a rugged new energy and dynamism, with a competition of views. And instead of demanding absolute fealty, it’s all hands on deck. After all, the stakes in this election are different: we’re debating free speech, meritocracy, and what it means to be an American. We’ll take any allies we can get.

And so far, it appears Republicans are getting a lot of new allies for the party and to the polls. Trump has a 19-point lead over Harris among those who didn’t vote in 2020, according to the New York Times. Historically, it was Democrats, especially Barack Obama, who benefited from new or infrequent voters; now it appears Trump has that momentum. Trump is........

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