Republican Party (United States)

• Israel receives overwhelming support from Americans: 84% of voters support Israel over Hamas and 88% believe Israel has a right to respond militarily against Hamas.
• "Americans strongly support Israel against Hamas' terrorist attacks by 80 percent or more.
• 70% of voters think Israel should eliminate Hamas, not end its campaign against Hamas now (ages 18-24: 48%; ages 65+: 82%).
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• This defense, echoed by Fox News, has also been adopted by leading members of the Republican party, including Kevin McCarthy, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• If the most prominent Republicans are either defending the former president or keeping a low profile, it’s because Donald Trump remains very popular with right-wing voters.
• This gap continues to widen, even in the state of Florida, where Ron Desantis was overwhelmingly re-elected governor in 2022.
• In line with previous scandals, the new indictment is unlikely to dent Republican voters’ support for the former president.

Divided Republicans

• The problem is that, apart from this homogeneous radicalized pro-Trump base unified around the former president, the Republicans are divided.
• 20% of Republican voters) have not found an alternative candidate and therefore say they are ready to rally behind Trump.
• One other important factor not often considered is that only a tiny minority of voters cast a ballot in the primaries – less than 15% turnout among Republicans in 2016, which is still the highest rate in over 30 years.

A more radical but less charismatic rival

• But in so doing, DeSantis is actually seeking to appeal to a segment of the electorate quite similar to that of Trump.
• Described by the Financial Times as a “Donald Trump with brains and without the drama,” he is also known for his lack of charisma.

Racial resentment as a unifying factor

• For the majority of Republicans, the mere idea of an indictment feels politically motivated.
• This enduring suspicion illustrates not only that perception counts for more than reality, but also that there is a form of paranoia symptomatic of an identity crisis rooted in economic anxiety and racial resentment.
• For part of this white American electorate, this comes down to what sociologist Arlie Hochschild calls “a deep history”.

Trump’s “emotional strategy”

• Donald Trump’s success stems from his charisma and his ability to tap into the fear, resentment and humiliation of that deep story.
• A recent study shows, for example, a growing number of Latinos and people of colour in the white supremacist movement.

Martyr and superhero

• Donald Trump has built a narrative around himself in which he is a victim-in-chief, even a martyr, with whom his electorate can identify on the one hand and, and a hypemasculinized superhero in whom his base can project itself on the other.
• On the eve of the 2016 elections, he claimed to be the “voice of the forgotten”.
• In such a context, we can legitimately wonder what would happen if Trump were to lose the Republican primaries.

• The book is a conceptual evaluation of factual information concerning science psychology, sociology, disorder and politics associated with the Republican Party.
• Here, he provides an analysis of the facts, untruths, and beliefs that Republicans have had difficulty in distinguishing.
• "No other book goes into detail that this book has gone into regarding the combination of psychology, sociology, history, and politics," Brubaker states.
• When asked what he wants readers to take away from the book, the author responds, "The alienation of morality, currently in the Republican Party, needs philosophical changes, it had at the inception of the party."

• The public is invited to attend this event, which will be held in person in Benson Auditorium on the Pitzer College campus.
• The red wave failed to materialize in 2022, said Pantoja, who serves as chair of the RJI.
• As the electorate becomes more diverse, how do the political parties and candidates change their political strategies?
• To answer these and other questions, Pantoja, Hancock, and Segura will engage in an hour-long panel conversation followed by questions from the audience.