2024/02/21 by Robert Harmel, Hilmar Mjelde, Lars Svåsand · 1 voice · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Political and Economic history of UK and US
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/ssqu.13345
openalex publication_date 2024/02/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Abstract Background The purposes of this article are to (1) detail the extent to which the Republican Party personalized in the period from Donald Trump's first becoming a presidential candidate through 2022 and the process by which it occurred, (2) suggest plausible explanatory factors, and (3) speculate as to possible consequences. Methods The authors employ this special issue's common conceptual framework and glean evidence from a broad accumulation of reportage and expert impressions from professional journalists. Results and conclusion It is found that “Trumpization” invaded all aspects of the Grand Old Party, with de‐institutionalization encompassing both de‐routinization and value‐displacement affecting all faces of the party: as organization, in elective office, and in the electorate.