How Trump Happened: A System Shock Decades in the Making - Couverture rigide

Schier, Steven E.; Eberly, Todd E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1538122049 ISBN 13 : 9781538122044

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2020

Synopsis

The stunning 2016 election and presidency of Donald Trump was decades in the making. Three trends since the 1960s created the conditions for his triumph. First, a growing popular discontent with government, long evident in public opinion, created a widespread distrust of established leaders and institutions. Second, America underwent the rise of "professional government." Governing professionals are an elite built on merit through occupational accomplishment. They now dominate interest groups, the bureaucracy, courts, presidency, and Congress. Many government professionals perceive little need to mobilize the public in the way parties did in previous eras. This has furthered the sense of disconnect among the public and created a self-reinforcing chain. Third, political parties and governing institutions are now polarized into rival teams of ideological, partisan elites. The intense battles between these divergent teams often result in government gridlock.

These conditions produce ripe opportunities for "outsider" candidates to mount popular movements against politics as usual.

How did Donald Trump leverage his outsider status into a 2016 electoral victory? Four factors propelled him into the White House. First, Trump's long career as a public celebrity gave him an identity and "brand" widely known to the public and which generated massive free media coverage as a candidate. Second, Trump and his campaign ably used social media to further amplify his message. Third, decades of polarized political elites, governmental professionalism and mounting popular discontent made an "outsider" message attractive to millions of voters in 2016. Fourth, Trump was blessed with a political opponent, Hillary Clinton, who represented the polarized and professional governing class that Trump rightly saw as an inviting target for his outsider message and demeanor.

That is how Trump happened.

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À propos des auteurs

Steven E. Schier is Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Carleton College. He is the author or editor of 23 books including The Trump Effect: Disruption and Its Consequences in US Politics and Government and Polarized: The Rise of Ideology in American Politics, both with R&L.

Todd E. Eberly is professor of Political Science and Public Policy at St. Mary's College of Maryland. He specializes in contemporary American politics with a focus on the effect of polarization on voters, government, and governing. Professor Eberly's has written four books with Steven Schier of Carleton College. Their first book, American Government and Popular Discontent was published in June, 2013. Polarized: The Rise of Ideology in American Politics, was released by Rowman and Littlefield in 2015. The Trump Presidency: Outsider in the Oval Office also came from Rowman and Littlefield in September 2017. Rowman and Littlefield will publish their book How Trump Happened: A System Shock Decades in the Making in the spring of 2020. He was named one of the most influential voices in Maryland politics by Campaigns and Elections magazine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1538122049
• ISBN 13: 9781538122044
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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