GOP insists It doesn't engage in identity politics. Researchers disagree
GOP insists It doesn't engage in identity politics. Researchers disagree
- December 20, 2018
- Michael Tesler, poli sci, via NPR, Dec. 20, 2018 (Audio)
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Michael Tesler: “We've found that much of the rise of Trump can be explained through
the lens of identity politics.” [Asma] Khalid:” Michael Tesler is a researcher at
the University of California, Irvine.” Tesler: “This idea of white grievance and white
identity, that whites are the ones who have it worst in society, was a really powerful
resource for Trump to tap into in a way that other politicians haven't.”
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