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The Roots of Right-Wing Populism: Donald Trump in 2016

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  • Thomas Ferguson
  • Benjamin I. Page
  • Jacob Rothschild
  • Arturo Chang
  • Jie Chen

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Using survey data from the American National Election Study (ANES) and aggregate data on Congressional districts, this article assesses the roles that economic and social factors played in Donald J. Trump’s 2016 “populist” presidential candidacy. It shows the hollowness of claims that economic issues played little or no role. While agreeing that racial resentment and sexism were important factors, the article shows how various economic considerations helped Trump win the Republican nomination and then led significant blocs of voters to shift from supporting Democrats or abstaining in 2012 to vote for him. It also presents striking evidence of the importance of political money and Senators’ “reverse coattails” in the final result.

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  • Thomas Ferguson & Benjamin I. Page & Jacob Rothschild & Arturo Chang & Jie Chen, 2020. "The Roots of Right-Wing Populism: Donald Trump in 2016," International Journal of Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(2), pages 102-123, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:ijpoec:v:49:y:2020:i:2:p:102-123
    DOI: 10.1080/08911916.2020.1778861
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    Cited by:

    1. Mark Setterfield, 2024. "Managing the Discontent of the Losers Redux: A Future of Authoritarian Neoliberalism or Social Capitalism?," Working Papers 2401, New School for Social Research, Department of Economics.
    2. Lambert, Thomas, 2024. "Displaced Worker Angst and Far Right Populism," MPRA Paper 120483, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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