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The new direction envisioned for The Post’s opinion section appears to be a rightward shift for the paper.
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Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Pompeo's arrival at Columbia comes as the second Trump administration marks a rightward shift across much of the country.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Observers were also closely watching the performance of the far-right AfD amid a broader rightward political shift across the Western world.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
While younger voters still lean Democratic, Donahue noted Gen-Z’s (those born between 1997 and 2012) rightward shift in the 2024 election.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Pompeo's arrival at Columbia comes as the second Trump administration marks a rightward shift across much of the country.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Observers were also closely watching the performance of the far-right AfD amid a broader rightward political shift across the Western world.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
While younger voters still lean Democratic, Donahue noted Gen-Z’s (those born between 1997 and 2012) rightward shift in the 2024 election.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Rightward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightward. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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rightward
adjective or adverb
right·ward
ˈrīt-wərd 
: toward, at, or to the right
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