The presidency itself has started to make this possible. You do not have to be a member of the party that you get to be the candidate for the presidency. And overtime, more and more powers have accrued to the president,. The checks and balances have dropped away. He can rule by executive order.
Foreign policy and national security expert Fiona Hill is a go-to voice in Washington for understanding the longstanding tensions between the US and Russia. Her latest book, There Is Nothing For You Here, is part memoir, part reflection on how factors ranging from deindustrialisation to disenfranchisement over the course of decades have left a swathe of voters in nations such as the US, UK and Russia, open to populist policies and strongman leaders.
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