Media contributions
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Title Donald Trump Was a Hero to Europe’s Far Right, But They Still Can’t Win Office Media name/outlet Newsweek Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 8/11/17 Description So what makes Trump’s America different? Rob Ford, an expert on the radical right at England’s Manchester University, told Newsweek it comes down to two important factors: the presidential system, which can allow outsiders to leap to the top, and the depth of U.S. political partisanship.
“American partisanship is an incredibly powerful force,” said Ford. Trump’s core vote is somewhere around 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. electorate, he guesses, but party loyalty in the U.S. means that once you pick up the primary, you can consolidate a huge number of other voters.URL www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-europe-populism-far-right-anniversary-705053 Persons Robert Ford
Keywords
- European politics
- Far right politics
- US politics
- Donald Trump