Indecision or Disillusionment? Understanding the Rise of the US Independent with Melanie Goldberg

About this episode

Tristan Martinez discusses political party loyalty and the rise of the Independent Party with Melanie Goldberg.

In this episode, Host, Tristan Martinez '28, converses with Melanie Goldberg ’29 on her recent article about political party loyalty and why it has recently been shaken. Is the era of unwavering party loyalty over? How has Donald Trump contributed to the rise of the Independent Party? Tune in to hear more about this article and others from the Harvard Political Review! This episode was hosted by Tristan Martinez and produced by Sophia Mills '27. A special thanks to Melanie Goldberg for her contributions. Music by by Connum (https://freesound.org/s/23874). All articles discussed in this episode can be found at https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/

People in this episode

Hosts: Tristan Martinez, Connum

Guest: Melanie Goldberg

Topics covered

• political party loyalty
• rise of the Independent Party
• Donald Trump
• US politics

Keywords

• independents
• political disillusionment
• party loyalty

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Understanding the Rise of the US Independent

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