This book examines how this White populism rose to dominate the Republican Party primary base, how the populist campaigns of Pat Buchanan and Newt Gingrich paved the way for the rise of Donald Trump, and how he maintains narrative dominance over both parties and American political discourse.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction, 1. White Populism and Trumpism Adopt the Narrative of the Forgotten Man, 2. Newsweek's Forgotten Man: White Populism and Trumpism's Adoption of the Great Replacement Theory, 3. Examining the Thoughts and Observations of Trumpism: Ideas, Rhetoric, and Values, 4. The Elections of 2008 and 2012 and COVID: Precursors to January 6th, 5. January 6th, 6. The January 6th Insurrection and Trumpism Prevails in the Republican Party, 7. The January 6th Insurrection and Why It Matters, 8. Trump and the 2022 Midterm Elections: A Precursor of the 2024 Elections, 9. The Rise of Authoritarianism: How It Can Happen Here, 10. The Rule of Law and Accountability to the Law: Executive Branch Attorneys Prevail over Trump's Big Lie, 11. The Rule of Law and Accountability to the Law: How the Judiciary Held against Trumpism, 12. How Trump Won the 2024 Election, 13. Epilogue: Selected Executive Orders of Trump 2.0