The elephants in the room : how Trump voters seized the party from Republican leaders / Seth Masket

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Masket, Seth E., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--21st century.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

United States--Politics and government--2021-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"The 2024 nomination of Donald Trump was both predictable and wildly unusual. Parties almost never nominate someone who has previously lost the presidency - let alone a candidate who helped organize a riot and faced dozens of criminal indictments. Why, then, did Republicans nominate Trump for a third time? In this fascinating follow-up to Learning from Loss, leading scholar and political analyst Seth Masket conducted surveys and interviews with local Republican leaders across the country between 2021 and 2024. He finds that most were deeply wary of nominating Trump again but had lost any control they once had over their party to a passionate core of voters. The Elephants in the Room captures a political party in the act of making a fateful decision; attempts to understand what has happened within the Republican Party in recent years by focusing on the people most critical to it; and looks at how the party has changed, what we should be learning from it, and how the US political system has changed as result"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Learning from loss, or doubling down?

Before 2016 : Trump didn’t start the fire…

…but he did pour gasoline on it

Boss Trump in 2022

County chairs and the 2024 presidential primary horserace

Trumpers and others

Indictments and electability

“If you go after me, I’m coming after you”

The party abides

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 24, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Masket, Seth E., 1969- Elephants in the room

ISBN:

9781009601115

1009601113

9781009601108

1009601105

OCLC:

1591603011

Publisher Number:

CIPO000377166

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license