Is All Hope Lost this Election Season?
So far we’ve dealt with the negative emotions that are shaping this election season – frustration, fear and doubt – but now we’re talking about hope. Are you feeling at all optimistic or hopeful about the 2016 election - and the future of our country? Are any of the candidates appealing to hope and idealism, instead fear and anger? Can voters be angry and still be hopeful?
Dr. Christina Greer, Associate Professor of political science at Fordham University and author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream, joins us for this week's "Primary Emotions." We’ll find out why “hope and change” are playing less of role in the political rhetoric this election season, and how the voters are responding.
Do candidates need to foster hope to get out the vote? Does optimism drive you to the polls? Write to us in the comments section below, on Twitter or Facebook, or leave us a message on Anchor.
