On October 24th, the UT Honors Program hosted Scott Keeter for an Honors Symposium. Dr. Keeter is a senior survey advisor at the Pew REsearch Center. His talk was titled, “The Origins and Future of ‘Trumpism’ in American Politics.” In the talk, Dr. Keeter offered a broad explanation of why Donald Trump rose to prominence during the Republican Primaries and eventually won the nomination from the Republican Party. After explaining the factors that contributed to Donald Trump’s appeal, Dr. Keeter talked about how Donald Trump’s run for the Presidency of the US will continue to shape the future of American politics as well as the direction of the Republican Party.