TY - JOUR
T1 - Polls and Elections
T2 - “The Carnivalesque in the 2016 US Presidential Campaign”
AU - Mohammed, Shaheed Nick
AU - Trumpbour, Robert C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - The 2016 U.S. general election saw the emergence of a nonpolitician celebrity, Donald Trump, who frequently challenged existing power structures and figures. Trump's electoral win combined with reports of violence at campaign rallies, calls for removal of those in power, the ridicule of opponents, and the use of invectives and name-calling suggest parallels to Bakhtin's elucidation of the carnivalesque. The authors examined media coverage of the 2016 campaign to uncover evidence of carnivalesque references. Such references were significantly higher for Trump than for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and for the 2012 Republican campaign of Mitt Romney. The implications of presidential campaigns steeped in carnivalesque rhetoric and actions are discussed, with concerns raised regarding the future of media institutions and participatory democracy.
AB - The 2016 U.S. general election saw the emergence of a nonpolitician celebrity, Donald Trump, who frequently challenged existing power structures and figures. Trump's electoral win combined with reports of violence at campaign rallies, calls for removal of those in power, the ridicule of opponents, and the use of invectives and name-calling suggest parallels to Bakhtin's elucidation of the carnivalesque. The authors examined media coverage of the 2016 campaign to uncover evidence of carnivalesque references. Such references were significantly higher for Trump than for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and for the 2012 Republican campaign of Mitt Romney. The implications of presidential campaigns steeped in carnivalesque rhetoric and actions are discussed, with concerns raised regarding the future of media institutions and participatory democracy.
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U2 - 10.1111/psq.12658
DO - 10.1111/psq.12658
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086317758
SN - 0360-4918
VL - 51
SP - 884
EP - 903
JO - Presidential Studies Quarterly
JF - Presidential Studies Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -