THE Donald Trump’s victory in the White House elections, it was overwhelming. The Republican gathered thousands and thousands of votes in a very specific fishing ground. One of the bastions of American society. That of white men without university education.
The draw of elections in the United States, according to Ruth Ferrero, professor of political science at UCM, a country “much more conservative, more individualistic”. And also more sexist. Trump has run in three elections, and it is extremely significant that both of his victories came against two women: Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
“The element that for me will explain a lot of things is gender and in particular the mobilization of men to vote for Donald Trump,” said Lluis Orriols, professor of political science at Carlos III. And Trump He convinced not only white men, but also Latino men. He received more than half of their votes, an 18% increase from the 2020 election.
For journalist Emilio Domenech, the Republican succeeded in convincing many minorities. “To the working class of big cities: Hispanics, African-Americans. Especially Latino men who supported Trump in incredible numbers,” he insists.
With populism as an inseparable traveling companion, in the attack at the rally, in serving potatoes in a well-known hamburger restaurant… and in open lies. Trump has thus joined a large part of the electorate who until now voted for the Democrats.
“The progressive social bases have changed sides. The lie works. Not telling the truth and using social media works and that’s what Trump is doing,” explains Ignacio Urquizu, professor of sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Nothing to do with him sober style of her rival, Kamala Harris. The Democrat emerged as a bounce-back candidate after Biden resigned in mid-summer. A campaign of only three months for a “little-known and unpopular” character, details Blas Moreno, co-director and editor-in-chief of “El Orden Mundial”.
All this, added to a Harris strategy lacking in promises and concrete ideas to win the vote of undecided conservatives, resulted in a huge Democratic defeat.
