In podcast miniseries, “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita interviews several political science professors, as well as conducts her own experiment, and uses outside research, to answer the questions: why do people value specific world issues over others? To what extent does this have an effect on the outcome of presidential elections? To this end, Rita analyzes external influences such as education, family, religion, political parties, and geography, to understand how these aspects influence voters at the polls.

In episode 1 of “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita will discuss the external influence of family on American voters at the polls. Rita interviews Professor Jeffrey M. Stonecash from Syracuse University to learn more.