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Cat O’Donnell, "Trump Movement Dynamics in Local Republican Party Organizations"
Abstract
Hundreds of local GOP committees around the country have been “captured” by Trump activists over the last several years, providing an organizational basis for Trump’s re-election effort. How do MAGA activists take over local party organizations? What makes organizations vulnerable or resistant to cooptation by the Trump movement? I am putting together a nationwide audit study of local GOP committees and conducting qualitative fieldwork of the grassroots Republican networks in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. I’m hoping to draw on APRW’s collective wisdom to shape this nascent project as it ramps up in the next months before the election.
The American Politics Research Workshop (Gov 3004) meets all academic year, Tuesdays, 12:00 - 2:00 PM, in CGIS K354. This workshop presents an opportunity for graduate students and Harvard faculty to present and receive feedback on their current research. The workshop highlights key theoretical and empirical findings from Harvard affiliates on topics related to American politics.
All interested Harvard affiliates are invited to attend.