How Populism Shaped Today's America w/ Niall Ferguson (Lessons from the Hoover Boot Camp) | Ch 3

Though many attribute the rise of populism to Russian interference in the 2016 election, a better answer to this question may be the prevalence of social media platforms, specifically Facebook and Twitter. The Trump campaign’s use of social media platforms to spread conservative ideals signified the rising importance of the internet in American life. Populism may be followed by progressivism in the next election as politicians on the left begin to adopt the social media strategies used by the Trump campaign.

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