News Analysis: The Audacity of ‘Hope’ from an Incumbent Democratic Party

Loren Goldman, Associate Professor of Political Science, has studied the use of hope as a political tool through history. He says that Democrats “embracing the language of hope” allows them to “claim the mantle of the future,” adding that it positions Harris as someone inheriting the legacy of President Barack Obama and contrasts her with her opponent, Donald Trump. 

August 21, 2024