La militante conservatrice Phyllis Schlafly et le candidat Donald Trump : convergence ou croisée des chemins ?
In 2016, the conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly chooses to support Donald Trump in his run for the presidency. This political gesture, viewed as quite surprising for the adherents of her organization Eagle Forum, raises questions regarding the authenticity of their alliance and the trajectory of...
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| Language: | English |
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Institut Pluridisciplinaire pour les Etudes sur l'Amérique Latine
2021-03-01
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| Series: | L'Ordinaire des Amériques |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/orda/6016 |
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| Summary: | In 2016, the conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly chooses to support Donald Trump in his run for the presidency. This political gesture, viewed as quite surprising for the adherents of her organization Eagle Forum, raises questions regarding the authenticity of their alliance and the trajectory of the American Right. Having both evolved on the margin of the political sphere, they use similar tools in order to mobilize people, namely a populist rhetoric, emotions and personal reputation. However, Donald Trump can hardly be associated with the conservative “pro‑family” tradition embodied by Phyllis Schlafly – which does not prevent him from appropriating her legacy. Schlafly’s support to the transgressive candidate of the primaries is then to be comprehended as the outcome of a struggle led by the mavericks of the Republican Party in favor of dissenting causes, as well as an effort to preserve partisan unity and the mobilization of conservative women. |
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| ISSN: | 2273-0095 |