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The effects were perhaps best seen in New Jersey, a state with a Hispanic population of nearly 22%, when counties with large Latino populations moved to the left following a rightward shift in 2024.
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Halle Troadec, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
That has included the hiring of an ombudsman from a rightward think tank.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
The liberal justices disagree on how to handle the rightward shift of the court and any threat to democratic institutions—whether to try to make a difference internally, or whether to go public.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Its popularity comes alongside a rightward shift in Silicon Valley and the White House’s embrace of Christian nationalism.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Halle Troadec, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
That has included the hiring of an ombudsman from a rightward think tank.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
The liberal justices disagree on how to handle the rightward shift of the court and any threat to democratic institutions—whether to try to make a difference internally, or whether to go public.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Its popularity comes alongside a rightward shift in Silicon Valley and the White House’s embrace of Christian nationalism.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Rightward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightward. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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rightward
adjective or adverb
right·ward
ˈrīt-wərd 
: toward, at, or to the right
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