Conversations Live: The 2020 Election
Originally Aired October 22, 2020
We’ll talk with the Director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll, Terry Madonna, and Penn State Political Scientist Candis Watts Smith about the 2020 election. How will the use of mail-in voting and drop boxes affect the election? How are opinions being influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic? And, what issues are important to Pennsylvania voters? We’ll answer those questions and take YOUR calls.
Host
Anne Danahy
WPSU Reporter
Guests
G. Terry Madonna
Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs
Director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll
Professor of Public Affairs
Candis Smith
Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
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