On Tuesday, April 26, 2016, the Political Science Department sponsored a well-attended stimulating faculty roundtable discussion on “The 2016 Presidential Election & The Future of American Democracy”. Participants were Professors Ken Grasso (moderator), Cecilia Castillo, Paul DeHart, Michael Faber, Rudy Hernandez, and Ken Ward. More than 100 students were present during the discussion and a number of students posed interesting questions for consideration.
Among the questions addressed by the roundtable were the future of the American political party system and possible changes in the American political system as a whole. A variety of perspectives were offered including comparisons to earlier periods in the American political experience, the role of passion and emotions in political campaigns, and the relationship between the general public and political elites.
