Look, it's historically terribly common for economically downtrodden & politically unrepresented to turn to race as part of their plight.
-
-
Replying to @zeynep
Forget the pundit interpretation of Tea Party as anti-tax. Instead, see research: Skocpol and Williamson. http://www.amazon.com/The-Party-Remaking-Republican-Conservatism/dp/019997554X …
3 replies 10 retweets 26 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
Tea Party supporters, according to research, *wanted* welfare & essentially social-democracy but demarcated along "deserving" aka race.
5 replies 32 retweets 43 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
Tea Party as anti-tax, small-gov't revolt is a pundit/operative reading; not supported by research. Core was *who* gets government support.
1 reply 12 retweets 30 likes -
Replying to @craigperko
.
@craigperko Large swaths of population chronically unrepresented historically opens doors to ugly politics exploiting the underpresetation.1 reply 6 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
Also "Make X Great Again" is historically common in race-based/tinged populist politics in big/major nations.pic.twitter.com/faZINQYTXO
2 replies 21 retweets 29 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
Trump's the presumptive nominee. For academic research to help contextualize this, see thread here.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/702521619047174144 …
zeynep tufekci added,
1 reply 6 retweets 6 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
Trump's not an anomaly globally. Strongman elections are often reactions to elite failure. See storify here. https://storify.com/DougK/trump
4 replies 53 retweets 87 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
My contribution to this debate: I think Trump's rise is related to media's weaknesses more than its strengths.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/opinion/campaign-stops/adventures-in-the-trump-twittersphere.html …
5 replies 47 retweets 61 likes
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Patrick Svitek
zeynep tufekci added,
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.