Omnia Podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024 Episode Six (Audio)
In our final episode of the season, PORES Executive Director Stephanie Perry speaks with Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Political Science, about what a second Trump presidency means.
In the weeks since Election Night, the makeup of Donald Trump’s second Cabinet has started to emerge as the president-elect names people to fill those roles ahead of his administration’s January start. Of course, no one knows what exactly will come to pass during or resulting from the 47th presidency—in fact, this podcast episode was taped on November 20, just before former Representative Matt Gaetz withdrew his name for consideration as Attorney General. But it is possible to contextualize the reelection, as well as look at what predictions were right and wrong in the lead-up to November 5.
Our final episode of this Omnia podcast season offers a conversation between Stephanie Perry, Executive Director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, and Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Political Science. They discuss the implications of Trump’s second term as president, as well as what the future of democracy may look like in the United States and so much more.
Episode transcript available here.
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