Republican Party
Global Spectator, by Andrés Ortega President Biden and the shadow of Trumpism
Joe Biden has prevailed over Trump the person, but will have to deal with the ghost of Trumpism. Biden has accrued more votes than any other President in history (although the population and the turnout have also of course grown, and in percentage terms he has not exceeded Obama [...]
10/11/2020
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Global Spectator, by Andrés Ortega QAnon: the religion of conspiracy
No one knows who Q is, but he has engendered a conspiracy movement in the US (accompanied by reflections, or refractions, in Europe that require monitoring) that predates the pandemic but has grown spectacularly amid the lockdowns and the economic and social crises. Is he an individual or a [...]
29/9/2020
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Global Spectator, by Andrés Ortega Trump thrives on polarisation
The US may end losing a President if the investigation launched by the Democrats in the House of Representatives leads to an impeachment, although such an outcome would be unlikely owing to the Republican majority in the Senate. What it has certainly lost, and for some time now, is [...]
1/10/2019
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Global Spectator, by Andrés Ortega Europe should not be betting against Trump
He wants to be re-elected in 2020: Donald Trump explicitly said so, claiming in a recent interview in Britain’s Mail on Sunday that ‘everybody wants’ him to stand. There are many in Europe who believe he will lose control of Congress in the November elections and that two years [...]
24/7/2018
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Global Spectator, by Andrés Ortega Tariffs: Trump’s three ploys
The Trump Administration’s announcement of import duties on steel and aluminium may trigger a spiral that leads to a trade war. In themselves, the measures are not of great importance. But they are important in terms of what they could signify. The announcement is based not on a whim, [...]
20/3/2018
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The Clinton-Trump election remains tight
A week after the first presidential debate in the US, and just over a month before the election on November 8th, the polls remain tight, if at times inconsistent. The first debate seems to have led to an improvement in the polls for Hillary Clinton, both with respect to [...]
3/10/2016
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