The 2016 Presidential Election

Bitecofer, Rachel

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“…Corbyn's ability to leverage the support of a broad movement, Momentum, allowed him on numerous occasions to deflect the opposition to his leadership exercised by the parliamentary Party. And perhaps most fatefully, Donald Trump's ascent to the Presidency of the United States was greatly facilitated by the watering down that had occurred within the Republican Party of the institution of the ‘super-delegate’, which effectively allows party elites to retain some degree of control of the nominating process (Bitecofer, 2018). (The relatively greater robustness of that institutional device within the Democratic Party effectively blocked the nomination of Bernie Sanders).…”

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Confronting Populism

Weinstock

2022

Social & Legal Studies

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The core populist claim is that ‘the people’ have been unjustly neglected by government. This core claim, while unexceptionable on its face, tends to be associated with claims that would corrode liberal democratic institutions. It is important that political and legal theorists identify the claims made by citizens who may be attracted by populist political forms, lest they manifest themselves in political forms toxic to (broadly understood) liberal democratic norms and institutions. They must address these claims, even as they also consider ways in which to confront these political forms. An example of how this work might proceed can be gleaned from some recent democratic theory and practice, which has ‘democratized’ membership in political parties as well as the process of selection of the party leader. This apparent democratization both disserves the cause of democratic deliberation, and opens the door to the risk of populist takeover of traditional parties.

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Confronting Populism

Weinstock

2022

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The 2016 Presidential Election

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