National Agenda

AUGUST 23, 2020― The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), presents the National Agenda 2020 podcast. “We Are the People” examines the citizen’s role in politics and elections, from campaigns to the voting booth. We consider how people engage—or do not engage—in politics.

In this episode, UD CPC Associate Director Lindsay Hoffman and the CPC’s Research Director Paul Brewer join Delaware Public Media News Director Tom Byrne to discuss the fall 2020 speaker series, the changing landscape of 2020 battleground states, and the local races in Delaware. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/programs/green.

MARCH 6, 2020― The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), presents the first episode of the National Agenda 2020 series. “We Are the People” examines the citizen’s role in politics and elections, from campaigns to the voting booth. We consider how people engage—or do not engage—in politics.

In this episode, UD Center for Political Communication Associate Director and Lindsay Hoffman and the CPC’s Research Director Paul Brewer join Delaware Public Media News Director Tom Byrne to discuss the fallout from Super Tuesday and 2020 election news in the First State. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/ud-center-political-communication-podcast-post-super-tuesday-landscape.

John Della Volpe, director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, discussed the results of the latest Youth Poll when he spoke at the University of Delaware on November 20, 2019. The poll, which surveys 18- to 29-year-old voters, has been conducted twice a year since 2000. Della Volpe was the featured guest for the final program of the National Agenda 2019 speaker series, hosted by UD's Center for Political Communication with support from the University Provost and the College of Arts and Sciences. Learn more about the series at www.cpc.udel.edu/nationalagenda.

NOVEMBER 8, 2019―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in a partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), examines where we’ve been, where we are going, and the current state of democracy in the United States. On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UDCPC associate director/National Agenda series director Lindsay Hoffman and UD Dept. of Political Science and International Relations chair David Redlawsk, who was in Iowa this fall following the Presidential race.

They discuss what Redlawsk is seeing in Iowa, the impact the impeachment inquiry into President Trump could have on voters there and elswhere, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's visit to UD to speak as part of the Direction Democracy National Agenda series.

Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/direction-democracy-podcast-presidential-politics-iowa.

With trademark candor, sharp humor and a palpable pride for his alma mater, former New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie spoke on November 6, 2019, at the University of Delaware's National Agenda Speaker Series on “Deciphering Political Power.” That power, he alluded, resides in the collective will of the American people, whose allegiances seem as polarized as ever. The Center for Political Communication hosts the speaker series with support from the University Provost and the College of Arts and Sciences.

OCTOBER 28, 2019―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in a partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), examines where we’ve been, where we are going, and the current state of democracy in the United States. On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UD Associate Professor of Communication and National Agenda series director Dr. Lindsay Hoffman and UD Dept. of Political Science and International Relations Associate Professor Joanne Miller.

They discuss the ongoing U.S. House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and the role conspiracy theories play in that inquiry and politics in general - as well as how politicians, the media and the public deal with these theories.

Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: www.delawarepublic.org/post/direction-democracy-podcast-navigating-political-conspiracy-theories

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), examines where we’ve been, where we are going, and the current state of democracy in the United States. On this episode, On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UD Center for Political Communication Associate Director and National Agenda series director Dr. Lindsay Hoffman and the CPC's Research Director Dr. Paul Brewer.

They discuss the current state of the Democratic presidential primary race, including what can be gleaned from current polling. They also examine the results of UD's efforts register students to vote during the 2018 election cycle and the increasing diversity of candidates filing to run for the Delaware General Assembly.

Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/direction-democracy-podcast-state-democratic-presidential-race-local-candidate-diversity.

Tara Setmayer is a CNN political contributor, media commentator, and podcast host. She became a household name for her no-nonsense commentary as an anti-Trump Republican during the 2016 presidential election cycle. Setmayer spoke at the University of Delaware on October 2, 2019. She discussed her perspective as a conservative political analyst, her criticism of President Donald Trump, and the importance of standing up and speaking out. Setmayer was the featured guest for the fourth program of the National Agenda 2019 speaker series, hosted by UD's Center for Political Communication. Learn more about the series at www.cpc.udel.edu/nationalagenda.

New York Times columnist and CBS News political analyst Jamelle Bouie spoke at the University of Delaware on September 25, 2019. He discussed the significance of current and past events in American politics. Topics included the recently announced impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, reparations for slavery, and the Electoral College. Bouie was the featured guest for the third program of the National Agenda 2019 speaker series, hosted by UD's Center for Political Communication. Learn more about the series at www.cpc.udel.edu/nationalagenda.

Political cartoonist Rob Rogers came to the University of Delaware on September 11, 2019, to discuss the legacy and future of political cartoons in the United States. Rogers was fired from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2018 for his anti-Trump cartoons. He is the author of the 2019 book, "Enemy of the People: A Cartoonist's Journey." Rogers was the featured guest for the second program of the National Agenda 2019 speaker series, hosted by the Center for Political Communication. Learn more about the series at www.cpc.udel.edu/nationalagenda.