Across the nation, Boilermakers are at the heart of America’s democratic process. Ensuring fair elections. Getting out the vote. Running for office on local, state, and national levels.
We go behind the scenes and beyond the partisan divides to hear from individuals who work tirelessly to live up to and preserve the noble ideals of democracy on which the country was founded.
THE POLITICAL MACHINE
Incumbency, term limits, and the hurdles — and opportunities — facing challengers in the shifting world of American politics
SHARED DREAMS
Suzanne Crouch reflects on the values that led her to politics and talks about humility and history 100 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment
SHOWBIZ POLITICS
Kathryn Cramer Brownell provides takeaways from her research on how politics plays out from the radio waves to the Twittersphere
BUILDING A LEGACY
Jim Baird: A Trail Forged for the People
BEHIND THE SCENES
Judd Choate talks about the logistics of voting during a pandemic, how to spot bad info on the web, and Russian election interference
ONLINE VOTING
For most Americans, online voting is still a thing of the future
QUESTION? ANSWER
Abigail Spanberger’s approach to politics is simple: ask questions, get answers, create solutions
BLAZING A NEW TRAIL
Donald Spencer reveals the challenges of campaigning during a pandemic
A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE IOWA CAUCUS
Student interns from Purdue’s Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement experience the Iowa caucus process firsthand
PURDUE’S STUDENT VOTE
Boilermaker student groups look at ways to increase peer-to-peer engagement and voter turnout
ONE MORE INFORMED VOICE
Ann and Bill Moreau are working to reach Indiana’s unregistered voters and encourage election participation