Politics

Why Trumpism Will Outlast Donald Trump

Written by Teunis Felter

Over the past 14 months Donald Trump has upended much of what we thought we knew about American politics. He won the Republican nomination easily with no prior political experience, no filter, and an entirely new kind of political platform—one that, in an almost total rejection of conservative orthodoxy, is anti-free trade, isolationist and doesn’t really seem to care that much about the size of government. He’s also raised a crucial question: Is the Trump campaign about the man or the message? In other words, will Trumpism survive Trump?

 http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/why-trumpism-will-outlast-donald-trump-214166

About the author

Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.