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Thank you, I wasn't aware of that. I thought they were completely different. How would Trump's direction be described, then? Nationalism? Also, I agree that el
by TheAdamAndChe 10y ago
Thank you, I wasn't aware of that. I thought they were completely different. How would Trump's direction be described, then? Nationalism?
Also, I agree that electing Trump was a raw deal. But between the two presidential candidates, Trump was the Change candidate and Clinton was the Status Quo candidate. From what I understand, a lot of studies show that Sanders would have won the election if he wasn't suppressed on the Democratic side. Most people don't feel like the country is going in the right direction, and they want change.
- ch4s3 10y agoTrump is more or less a (far-ish)right populist and economic nationalist. Not to rehash the election unnecessarily, but I seriously doubt Sanders had any chance nationally. The US has a political center that is center right to right wing on an absolute scale, meaning the average American Democrat would fit comfortable in most moderate/centrist conservative parties in the rest of the developed world. No judgement there, it's just a historical fact and likely the result of some political realignments in the 20th century due to the Cold War. That is to say that someone as far left of center as Sanders would have no chance in most swing states where the election is decided.
- guelo 10y agoI would say Trump is a traditional pro-big-business conservative, all about deregulation and cutting taxes, tough on crime, etc. mixed with an extra dose of xenophobia.