US Election 2016: What the …… Happened and What Might it Mean?

Published: 18 January 2017

Event 21 Nov - Chair:Professor John Curtice Panel: Prof Christopher Carman, Dr Philip Habel, Dr Ty Solomon

Date: 21 November 2016

Time: 6pm

Venue: Sit Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre

The 2016 US election results appeared to defy predictions of a close but likely win for Hillary Clinton.  What actually happened that handed victory to Donald Trump?  Given Trump's history and inflammatory rhetoric what did women choose?  What role did social media play in the outcome?  What might the Trump campaign pledges mean for US foreign policy in the future?  

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First published: 18 January 2017