AvatarBBC NewsAvatarAvatarTrump’s shock troops: Who are the ‘alt-right’?verified_publisherBBC News - By Mike WendlingImage source, Twitter Image caption, Trump re-tweeted cartoon of himself as the internet meme Pepe the frog, with the caption "Can't stump the Trump" A disparate group of provocateurs is challenging conservative orthodoxy from the right. They hate political correctness and love Donald Trump - but …
AvatarBBC NewsAvatarAvatarUS election 2016: The voters who could decide the outcomeverified_publisherBBC News - By Tim SwiftFive hundred and thirty-seven votes in Florida. In an election with more than 100 million ballots cast, that's all it took to make George W Bush president in 2000. So while the US presidential election is often described as an exercise in appealing to as many voters as possible, candidates will never …
AvatarBBC NewsAvatarAvatarHillary Clinton's quiet supporters explain why they're with herverified_publisherBBC News - By Ashley GoldImage source, AFP Loving Hillary Clinton has rarely been popular - when she was first lady she was widely criticised for being too liberal, for refusing to bake cookies or drop her maiden name. Now, she's under fire for being too establishment, too untrustworthy and not progressive enough - and her …
AvatarBBC NewsAvatarAvatarWhy Donald Trump strikes a chord with Russiansverified_publisherBBC News - By Steve RosenbergMedia caption, Russia's most famous pop star explained why he backs Trump On stage in Sochi, Russia's most famous pop star whips off his sequin-encrusted angel wings and launches into a love song. Philipp Kirkorov was once referred to as Russia's Michael Jackson. The man who called him that was …
AvatarBBC NewsAvatarAvatarWhat Trump's hand gestures say about himverified_publisherBBC News - BBC World"New Yorkers tend to use a lot of hand gestures," and Donald Trump is no exception. Body language expert Mary Civiello breaks down the top five gestures Donald Trump uses when he speaks. Video by Jasmine Taylor-Coleman and Anna Bressanin
AvatarBBC NewsAvatarAvatarDonald Trump: 24 things the next president believesverified_publisherBBC NewsImage source, Getty Images Republican Donald Trump has won victory in the presidential race, but no one's quite sure what President Trump will actually do in office. The New York businessman-turned-politician said many controversial things and flip-flopped on a number of policy positions during the …
AvatarBBC NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUS election: Under the skin of Trump countrybbc.co.uk - By Jessica LussenhopDonald Trump stunned the political world by storming the primary contests to become the Republican Party's nominee for president. And one county in the key battleground state of Virginia offers some answers as to how he did it - and why so many people want him rather than Hillary Clinton to be the …
AvatarBBC NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPart one : Who women want (in the White House)bbc.co.ukGender is set to be a defining issue in this year's US presidential race. Donald Trump recently claimed "the only thing" Hillary Clinton has "got going is the women's card, and the beautiful thing is, women don't like her". Polls suggest the opposite - Hillary Clinton enjoys a lead among female …
AvatarBBC NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUS election 2016: The 40-year hurtbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe London-based American writer and broadcaster Michael Goldfarb is frequently asked on air why this year's US election has turned out to be so unusual, and whether insurgent Republican candidate Donald Trump can really win. He has to give a short answer. The long answer, he argues here, involves …
AvatarBBC NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDonald Trump's Hispanic voter 'doomsday'bbc.co.uk - By Anthony ZurcherRoque "Rocky" De La Fuente should probably be a Republican. The walls in the lobby of his San Diego, California, office are dominated by photos in which he's smiling alongside Republicans - Presidents Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush and George W Bush, and 2008 nominee John McCain. He's donated …
AvatarBBC NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoElection 2016: Trump voters on why they backed himbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsWhen Donald Trump announced he was entering the race for the White House in June 2015, few gave the businessman a chance. Defying repeated predictions of his political demise, he marched through the primary contests, and has won a decisive victory in the general election. But he has also been a …
AvatarBBC NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDivided US split into 'alien tribes'bbc.co.ukMore like "alien tribes" than rival parties. That's how the Pew Research Center describes how the two sides in an increasingly divided America see each other. They can't stand the other side's viewpoint - and because hyper-partisan news and social media enables them to live in ideological isolation …