What makes a campaign deplorable?
from Democracy Works Hosted by Mary Stuckey, Michael Berkman, Candis Watts Smith
Political campaigns in the United States, especially those for the presidency, can be nasty—very nasty. And while we would like to believe that the 2020 election was an aberration, insults, invective, and yes, even violence have characterized U.S. electoral politics since the republic’s early days. By examining the political discourse around nine particularly deplorable elections, Mary E. Stuckey seeks to explain why. Stuckey is the Sparks Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State. She specializes in political and presidential rhetoric, political communication, and American Indian politics. After the interview, Michael Berkman and Candis Watts Smith discuss how the despicable discourse Stuckey describes trickles down to local politics, particularly school board races in the current election cycle. Additional Information Deplorable: The Worst Presidential Campaigns from Jefferson to Trump Mary Stuckey on Twitter Related Episodes Demagogues are more common than you think
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Words matter, especially when all eyes are on a presidential campaign. This week, we take a deep dive into the world of despicable discourse.
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