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Steve Bannon

American political strategist

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A former White House strategist for Donald Trump and chairman of Breitbart News who champions economic nationalism and populism and casts politics as a battle against globalist elites.

Steve Bannon sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and strongly traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

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Where Steve Bannon sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-cautious
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Steve Bannon

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People furthest from Steve Bannon

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Political views closest to Steve Bannon

Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…99%PaleoconservatismA conservative strain skeptical of immigration, free trade and foreign wars, and…95%PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…94%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.94%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.