The brain of Daniel Klinghard, associate professor of political science, was picked before, during and after Super Tuesday to give election followers a clearer picture of which ways the polls are going. In the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Boston Globe, Klinghard reflects on the Sanders campaign, whether or not Bernie Sanders can accumulate more support, and how millennials are following the Democratic underdog.
Klinghard’s op-ed, found in U.S. News and World Report, details Trump’s controversial campaign, how it compares to William Jennings Bryan’s campaign, and where American politics are headed as a whole.
“If the Republicans of 2016 go the direction Democrats went with Bryan in 1896, it could mean years of wandering in the wilderness,” Klinghard says in the op-ed. “We might look toward such a proposition with hope that in such a situation the polarized politics of the past fifteen years would at last be broken. But we should also be warned of a democratic deficit, in which the incentives to mobilize in support of Democratic politics would wither along with the possibility of real party competition.”
Additionally, Klinghard and Donald Brand, professor of political science, were part of a group of experts quoted by the Telegram about the likelihood of a Trump candidacy within the Republican party.
Select Media Coverage:
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Feb. 28: 'College students backing Sanders, if not all his ideas'
- Boston Globe, March 3: 'Sanders faces tough climb to nomination'
- U.S. News and World Report, March 4: 'Forget Hitler: Trump is the New William Jennings Bryan'
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 4: 'Can Trump win presidency? Experts disagree'
- National Review, March 4: 'How to Stop Trump: Cooperation Is Essential'
