How do Americans feel about politics?

In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Vanessa Cruz Nichols joins Lee to talk about the role of emotions and life experiences in how voters make sense of politics. Nichols is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University Bloomington, and studies ​​Latino politics, political participation, public opinion, and identity politics.

How do Americans’ interactions with the government affect how they vote in elections? How do politicians and activists mobilize marginalized communities? And what role do threats and fear play in our politics at present? These are some of the questions that Vanessa and Lee ask in this week’s episode.

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