Virginia Tech political experts available leading up to Election Day
Anything is still possible in the last two weeks of the campaign. A Virginia Tech panel of experts is on standby to provide media outlets with background on national, state and local elections.
In spite of an overwhelming number of political polls showing Joe Biden well ahead of President Trump in the race for the White House, political experts point to 2016 as precedent that anything is still possible in the last two weeks of the campaign.
Virginia Tech’s political experts are on standby to provide media outlets with background and interviews on a variety of topics connected to national, state and local races, leading up to Nov. 3. Experts and specialty topics include:
- Voter turnout and voter suppression – Brandy Faulkner
- Gender politics, reaching women voters – Farida Jalazai
- Election impact of COVID-19 – Chad Hankinson
- Spread of COVID at the White House and public health concerns – Lisa Lee
- Pandemic and the Elections of 1918 – Thomas Ewing
- Election fatigue – Scott Geller
- Social media influence on elections – Mike Horning, Cayce Myers
- Debates and political communication – Bob Denton
- The presidency and political transitions – Karen Hult
- Virginia Amendment 1, limiting partisan gerrymandering – Nicholas Goedert
Schedule an interview
To schedule an interview with any member of the Virginia Tech political team, contact Shannon Andrea by email, or by phone at (703) 399-9494, or Bill Foy by email, or by phone at (540) 998-0288.
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