The Triumph of Polarized Partisanship in 2016: Donald Trump's Improbable Victory

• Published in: Political science quarterly Vol. 132; no. 1; pp. 9 - 41
• Main Author: JACOBSON, GARY C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Academy of Political Science 01.03.2017; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Candidates; Clinton, Hillary Rodham; Election results; Partisanship; Political campaigns; Political science; Presidential candidates; Presidential elections; Trump, Donald J; Voter behavior; United States > US

Republican Donald Trump's defeat of Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election surprised a large majority of Americans of all political persuasions. The same was true of most professional observers of national politics—politicians, political scientists, reporters, and commentato...