The president-elect tapped into a fierce anti-establishment sentiment – and the Democrats didn’t have enough to sayThe party was buzzing, the confidence was surging and Kenneth Stewart was riding the Trump train. “He’s masculine,” explained Stewart, an African American man from Chicago. “He brings a lot of energy. He talks about things that we can understand. He talks about building. He talks about the auto industry. He talks about a lot of stuff that people in the Rust Belt care about.”Stewart was a guest at Donald Trump’s election watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday night and celebrated his victory over Democratic vice-president Kamala Harris. The result said much about gender, race and the new media landscape. It also represented a populist backlash against America’s perceived elites. Continue reading…
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Author : David Smith in Washington
Publish date : 2024-11-09 14:00:52
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‘They say Democrats look down on me’: Trump win spurred by populist backlash
