{"id":313,"date":"2020-11-20T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/politics-and-ir\/?p=313"},"modified":"2020-12-20T14:59:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T14:59:23","slug":"dr-mark-shanahan-us-presidential-election-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/politics-and-ir\/dr-mark-shanahan-us-presidential-election-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Mark Shanahan US Presidential Election Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Head of Department, Dr Mark Shanahan, is our resident Trump expert, and was called on regularly during the election campaign to discuss his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-October he wrote for <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-crazy-uncle-in-the-oval-office-how-donald-trumps-social-media-use-changed-us-politics-148296?fbclid=IwAR03lz3XFx4XPeLXubFCBWAh42EpvNy9cW7MJL8ifcMDpS26ICai2yQ7slk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation<\/a>\u00a0about the legacy of Donald Trump&#8217;s use of social media on US Politics.<\/p>\n<p>As the polls started to close, he spoke to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arirang.co.kr\/News\/News_View.asp?nseq=267287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arirang News<\/a> about what a Trump re-election would tell us about America in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>He also spoke to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/us\/202011041080997045-why-knife-edge-trump-biden-race-may-prompt-legal-battles-to-determine-the-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sputnik News<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nation.com.pk\/04-Nov-2020\/trump-biden-race-prompts-potential-legal-battles-to-determine-the-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nation<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabnews24.ca\/en\/World_news\/100768.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arab News 24<\/a> about the likelihood of legal battles if the election results were close.<\/p>\n<p>He also spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JWvsc3mZHvk&amp;list=PLn2RjxYNpcaybrsoET9jz03QjwO4MBTFI&amp;index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News Australia<\/a> about whether public trust can be restored again after Trump leaves office, since Trump&#8217;s post-truth era created a lot of confusion about what is and isn&#8217;t real.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Head of Department, Dr Mark Shanahan, is our resident Trump expert, and was called on regularly during the election campaign to discuss his thoughts. 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