Who Decides When The Party Doesn’t? Authoritarian Voters and the Rise of Donald Trump

• Published in: PS, political science & politics Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 716 - 721
• Main Author: MacWilliams, Matthew C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Authoritarianism; Candidates; Fear; Nominations; Partisanship; Personality Traits; Polarization; Political Attitudes; Political parties; POLITICS; Presidential elections; Presidents; Psychological Characteristics; Terrorism; Trump, Donald J; Voters; New York; United States > US

While the party decides theory explains the outcomes of past nomination battles for president, this year in the Republican presidential contest party insiders failed to anoint a standard bearer. Who decides when the party elites don’t? In 2016, it was America’s authoritarian voters. And their candid...