Following Donald Trump’s surprise election win in November 2016, Michael McQuarrie of LSE Sociology wrote on the regional nature of Trump’s win. His blog article, “Trump and the Revolt of the Rust Belt”, has now formed the basis of a new article in the British Journal of Sociology. We asked a several academic experts for their reactions to McQuarrie’s new article.
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In the wake of Donald Trump’s surprise election victory one year ago, LSE Sociology Associate Professor, Michael McQuarrie wrote on the regional nature of Trump’s win. His blog article, “Trump and the Revolt of the Rust Belt”, which has been viewed over 35,000 times has now formed the basis of a new article in the British Journal of Sociology. […]
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Trump and the Revolt of the Rust Belt
Trump and the Revolt of the Rust Belt
Much has been made of the inaccuracy of exit polls and voting projections amidst Trump’s shocking win this week. Michael McQuarrie argues, however, that to truly appreciate why Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States we must look beyond distortionary exit polling and come to appreciate the thoroughly regional nature of his victory. Only this […]