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Is Trumpism here to stay?

How the Trump presidency has changed the relationship between people and politics.

Before this week's US presidential election, some predicted a landslide win for Joe Biden and a stark repudiation of the Trump years. That didn't happen. The intense criticism of President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic seems to have done little in changing the minds of his core supporters; and former Vice President Joe Biden's appeal for unity seems to have fallen flat in key states like Florida and Texas. Mr Biden called the 2020 election a fight for the nation’s soul. So what does the strong showing for President Trump say about the impact he has had on American politics? Is there such thing as 'Trumpism' and - if so - what defines it? How has he changed the relationship between the presidency and the other branches of government? His willingness to question democratic institutions has set him apart from predecessors - so how lasting will his style of leadership be? Ritula Shah and a panel of expert guests discuss whether 'Trumpism' is here to stay.

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53 minutes

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Sat 7 Nov 2020 04:06GMT

Contributors

Lanae EricksonÌý– Senior vice president for the social policy and politics program at The Third Way

Lt Col Anthony ShafferÌý– Advisory board member of Trump 2020 campaign

Colleen GraffyÌý– Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Saikat Chakrabarti - President of policy think tank New Consensus 

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A supporter of president Donald Trump in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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