Past: Kent Library Athenaeum Series: Better Than the Best Circus - Contemporary Campaign Techniques and Technology

Kent Library Athenaeum Series continues with “Better than the Best Circus – Contemporary Campaign Techniques and Technology.” Voter turnout in the United States tends to hover around 50-60 percent for recent presidential elections, 30-40 percent for congressional midterms, and plummets to around 20 percent for local elections. Why is electoral participation so low? Are structural factors, such as registration and identification laws, to blame? What is the impact of a perceived lack or party cohesion or legitimate choices on the ballot? Can anything be done? Dr. Jason Sides and Dr. Jeremy Walling from the Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Religion will explore these topics as we approach the 2016 presidential election.