MAJOR MAINTENANCE – Consequence of the failure of the “identity politics” of the Democratic Party and the lack of consideration of Trump voters by the elites, the re-election of the 45e President of the United States opens a new era, analyzes the American essayist and professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Yascha Mounk is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and founder of the online magazine Persuasion. Latest book published : « The Identity Trap” (Éditions de l’Observatoire, 2023).
LE FIGARO. – Donald Trump emerges victorious from the presidential election with more votes than in 2016, and, unusually for a Republican, he also wins the popular vote, beyond the electors. Are Americans more Republican and Trumpist than ever? ?
YASCHA MOUNK. – In my eyes, this is truly the beginning of the era of Donald Trump. It has obviously dominated American politics a lot over the past decade, but until recently it was still possible to think of it as an accident of history. What happened in 2016 could be seen as a strange curiosity on the scale of American history. However, today is the second time that a Republican has won the majority of the popular vote in a third of a century. This is also the second time…
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