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doi:10.15678/ZP.2018.46.4.01
ZarządzaniePubliczne
PublicGovernance
No.4(46)/2018
ISSN1898-3529
JohnL.Campbell
WhydidDonaldTrumpreallygetelected?
Abstract
Objectives:ManyexplanationshavebeenofferedofDonaldTrump’srisetothepresidencyoftheUnitedStates.
Mostfocusonthecandidatesandeventsinoraroundtheircampaigns.Thispaperarguesthatamuch-neglectedpart
ofthestoryliesinlong-developingstructuralandhistoricaltrendsintheU.S.politicaleconomyuponwhichtheTrump
campaigncapitalized.
ResearchDesign&Methods:ThepaperprovidesanhistoricalanalysisofthestructuralchangesinAmericanpolitical
economythatcontributedtoTrump’srisetopower.
Findings:Trump’srisetopowerwaspremisedondecades-longchangesintheU.S.economy,racerelations,ideology,
partypoliticsandObama’spresidency.
Implications/Recommendations:TounderstandTrump’srisetopowerweneedtounderstandthechangesinAmerican
politicalandeconomiclifethatsowedtheseedsforhiselection.
Contribution/ValueAdded:OtheraccountsofTrump’svictoryfocusonshort-ormedium-termfactors.Thispaperputs
themallintolongerhistoricalperspective.
Keywords:DonaldTrump,Americanpolitics,publicgovernance,presidentialelection,politicaleconomy
Articleclassifcation:Researcharticle
JELclassifcation:P1
ThispaperexplainswhyDonaldTrumpwas
electedPresidentoftheUnitedStatesin2016.Most
explanationsofTrump’srisetopowerfocuson
theshort-termidiosyncrasiesoftheelection.Russian
interferenceinthecampaign.FBIDirectorJames
Comey’slettertoCongressdaysbeforetheelection
announcingarenewedinvestigationintoHillary
Clinton’semails.TheClintoncampaign’sstrategic
misstepsinkeyswingstatessuchasMichigan
JohnL.Campbell
DepartmentofSociology
DartmouthCollege
20NMainSt
Hanover,NH03755
USA
John.L.Campbell@Dartmouth.Edu
andWisconsin.
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Trump’scelebrityanddeftmedia
skills,honedtoperfectiononTheApprentice,his
realityTVshow.Hisabilitytoreadacrowdand
playtoitsconcerns.Clinton’slackofcharisma
onthestump.Icouldgoon.
Asecondsetofexplanations,morescholarly
andanalytic,focusonmedium-termfactors.For
instance,somepoliticalscientistshaveattributed
Trump’svictorytohisuseofinflammatorylanguage
onthecampaigntrail,whichralliedhisbase.
However,hisabilitytodothis,itisargued,wasonly
possiblebecausetheFreedomCaucusintheHouse
ofRepresentatives,representingtheright-wingTea
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Ofcourse,Clintonwonthepopularvoteonlyto
loseintheElectoralCollege.
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