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Democracy and Disinformation: An Analysis of Trump’s 2020 Reelection Campaign

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 12:00 PM until 1:00 PMEastern Standard Time UTC -05:00

Join Suffolk University Professor and Graduate Political Science Program Director Brian Conley as he discusses his most recent research.

As a candidate and as president, Donald Trump defied most of the conventions that traditionally shaped political behavior in the US. He chafed at established boundaries on the scope of executive authority, disavowed the principle of balanced powers, and openly questioned the importance of an independent judiciary. Traditionally, any one of these actions would have undermined the legitimacy of his presidency and weakened his reelection prospects. However, the impact on Trump, particularly among partisan Republican voters was negligible. This circumstance raises questions not only about the political marketing strategies that Trump and his reelection campaign used to engineer his political resilience but also about the lasting impact his campaign may have on the practice of democratic governance in the US. 
 

 

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