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Politics and Polls

Sep 24, 2020

Regardless of who wins the 2020 presidential election, American politics will be forever impacted by Trump's presidency.

In this episode, author David Frum discusses how America can rebuild — the subject of his new book, "Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy" — with Julian Zelizer.

Frum is a senior editor The...


Sep 17, 2020

Young voters are notoriously criticized for not making it to the ballot boxes. What motivates young people to vote? And how we can ensure that more college-aged students make it to the polls this fall?

In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang are joined by Emma Parish ’21 and Kesavan Srivilliputhur ’23, two...


Sep 10, 2020

In honor of the 200th episode of Politics & Polls, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang reflect back on the show’s history with the show’s producer, B. Rose Huber. Zelizer and Wang answer a series of questions from how they met/started to the show to their most embarrassing moments on air to which historical figure they’d...


Sep 3, 2020

Many policies under President Donald Trump seem out of step with traditional Republican platforms. This has caused many conservatives to take a look at the party and ask: Is Trump a cause or product of the GOP?

Veteran political consultant Stuart Stevens is among those embedded in such conversations. In this episode...