2024 presidential race: IU experts available to comment
President Joe Biden’s historic decision to drop out of the presidential election and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee has upended both major political parties’ plans for the 2024 race.
Indiana University professors can provide context and perspective on the decision and what happens next.
For more information, contact Teresa Mackin at tmackin@iu.edu or 317-274-5432, or Vic Ryckaert at viryck@iu.edu.
Aaron Dusso
Department of Political Science, School of Liberal ArtsAaron Dusso is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science in the School of Liberal Arts at IU Indianapolis. He can discuss U.S. elections, voting and political psychology of electoral behavior.
Expertise
U.S. politics, voting and elections, public opinion, lobbying.
Raymond Haberski
School of Liberal ArtsRaymond Haberski Jr. is a professor of history and director of American studies at IU Indianapolis. He also directs the Institute for American Thought and is part of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture. He is trained in 20th-century U.S. history with a focus on intellectual history.
Expertise
U.S. history, intellectual history, religious history, civil religion, war, just war theory, movies, film critics, tennis, American studies, higher education.
Marjorie Hershey
Political ScienceMarjorie Hershey has written extensively on political parties and campaigns. Her most recent work is on party activists and also on media coverage of the Trump campaign and presidency.
Expertise
Elections, political party organizations, party identification, media coverage of elections, campaign finance.
Steven Webster
Department of Political ScienceSteven Webster, an associate professor of political science at IU Bloomington, focuses his research on the role of anger in American politics.
Expertise
Anger and politics, polarization, voting behavior, public opinion.
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