GOP convention displays party shift toward populist economic policies

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This week’s Republican National Convention comes amid a shift away from some of the fiscal conservative priorities of elections past in favor of more populist economic priorities.

The top candidates on the Republican ticket, former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), both fit into an economic mold that is different from that of previous Republican contenders in several ways. The Republican Party platform has also undergone a transformation.

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