Ingraham, Laura, 1963-

Billionaire at the barricades : the populists vs. the establishment from Reagan to Trump / Laura Ingraham. - First edition. - 278 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: an early warning sign -- Rebel with a cause: Ronald Reagan and the populist wave -- King George's new world order: the GOP establishment strikes back -- Clinton's perverse populism: from Bubba to Barbra Streisand -- Endless war & shamnesty: "W" is for waste -- The great GOP unifier: Barack Obama unites conservatives, inspires the Tea Party -- The rise of Trump: the Republican presidential primary -- The people's victory: Donald Trump's unconventional convention -- Populism's last stand: the movement's revolutionary win -- Where does it go from here?: President Trump & the populist movement.

Traces Donald Trump's unexpected election at the head of a misunderstood populist revolt, arguing that Trump has reinvented the Reagan years in his own image by attracting a new coalition of voters who disagree with GOP elitism.

9781250150646 (hardcover) 1250150647


Trump, Donald, 1946- --Influence.
Trump, Donald 1946-


Right and left (Political science)--United States.
Presidents--Election--United States--2016.
Populism--History.--United States
Presidentes--Elecciones--Estados Unidos--2016
Populismo--Estados Unidos
Derechas e izquierdas (Filosofía)


United States--Politics and government--1989-
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1989-

002 E 912 / I54b 2017

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