According to Finnish experts, the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has succeeded in getting new voters for the Republicans.
So far, the electoral landscape looks Republican For Donald Trump promising.
For example According to New York Times calculations the presidential race is leaning towards Trump. The newspaper’s calculation is based on the current state of the vote count, and the final result may still change.
In ‘s special broadcast, a professor from LCC International University Markku Ruotsila and professor of American studies at the University of Helsinki Mikko Saikku estimate that Trump is now much more prepared for the presidency than in 2016.
– Back then, he had no idea how the federal system works and had to ask the representatives of the elite of the Republican Party for advice on who to appoint where. Now he has plans and people ready for ministerial duties and others, says Ruotsila.
Ruotsila and Saikku believe that Trump will be able to implement his goals even more effectively if elected.
– He has had eight years to build a political program, so in that sense the situation is very different now, Saikku says.
Trump is even a messianic figure for some
Trump has maintained his strong position in American politics, even if one could have assumed otherwise after the 2020 election defeat.
According to Ruotsila, Americans in small towns and rural areas are increasingly leaning towards the Republican Party, and Trump has succeeded in bringing voters from new groups of people to the party.
– Trump’s support is based on value and economic conservatism and his masterful ability to express the feelings of ordinary heartland Americans, says Ruotsila.
According to Saiku, Trump is even a messianic figure for some Americans. It is difficult to stand against him within the Republican Party, although there are also people in the party who hate Trump.
– Trump’s position is amazingly strong despite all the contradictions related to him, says Saikku as well.