Marie Müller-Elmau

Nov 9, 2024 | verfassungsblog.de | Itarian Populism |Moritz Schramm |Marie Müller-Elmau |Anja Bossow

We spent election day in Pennsylvania, the state that – so the theory went – could have served as the decisive battleground in this fiercely contested race. Both campaigns were neck and neck, vying to win over a slim, elusive swath of undecided voters across purple counties and suburban enclaves.

Nov 5, 2024 | verfassungsblog.de | Marie Müller-Elmau |Anja Bossow |Moritz Schramm

Today, America makes its choice between two fundamentally different visions of what it stands for. As people line up across the country to cast their vote, the whole world will be watching, as it has been for the last few months. The reporter’s gaze on the U.S. – we are no exception – tends to focus on the country’s many undeniable pathologies that render its self-portrayal as democracy’s global leader partly a self-delusion.

Nov 1, 2024 | verfassungsblog.de | Eva Maria Bredler |Anja Bossow |Marie Müller-Elmau |Moritz Schramm

Last Sunday, somewhere between 33rd Street and 6th Avenue, we found ourselves among thousands of people in MAGA hats and red T-shirts waiting to attend Donald Trump’s rally – block by block, hour after hour. The attendees came from Upstate New York or even other boroughs of the city, feverishly excited to finally see Donald Trump in person at Madison Square Garden. Some of them, as they told us, regularly travel around the country to attend his rallies.

Oct 25, 2024 | verfassungsblog.de | Isabella Risini |Moritz Schramm |Marie Müller-Elmau |Anja Bossow

We are eleven days away from millions of Americans casting their votes in an election the stakes of which can hardly be overstated. Much has already been said about the choice between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, so we avoid repeating it here. The simplest way to frame it is this: Trump has promised to dismantle many of the norms and institutions of the American political system, vowed to deport millions of people, and to erect a dictatorship on his first day of office.

Aug 27, 2024 | verfassungsblog.de | Marie Müller-Elmau

Wer die liberale Demokratie zurückbaut, baut auch reproduktive Rechte zurück. Denn autoritär-populistische Parteien glauben an die Idee eines „reinen Volkes“, das sich als solches reproduzieren soll. Das ist Teil des autoritär-populistischen Playbooks, nach dem Parteien in den USA und in Polen schon erfolgreich regiert haben. Doch Abgrenzungsgesten funktionieren hier nicht: Das gleiche kann in Deutschland passieren.