Political Polarization in the USA and the 2016 Election

Pre-University Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: USA, grade: 1, , language: English, abstract: The research paper attempts to explain the election of former business man and TV personality Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the US. Even though struggling in the polls during his inexplicable and unprecedented election campaign, he managed to win the presidential election against his opponent Hillary Clinton on the 8th November 2016.

Trump was able to profit from a progress taking place in America for decades, separating the population into liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican. He ran an election campaign of nostalgia and used the populist, anti-establishment fraction of his party for his own sake. Moreover, Trump had the "perfect" opponent Hillary Clinton, since she was seen as the prototype of the political elite in Washington.

In order to analyze the background of the presidential election, the author refers to several scientific books and various surveys concerning American politics and the American population.

It is hoped that this research paper successfully informs the reader about the reasons behind the victory of Donald J. Trump.