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W&L’s Bob Strong Talks Student Voters in The Conversation Strong co-authored an article in The Conversation titled “America’s newest voters look back at the 2020 election – and forward to politics in 2021.”

Unknown-2-350x233 W&L’s Bob Strong Talks Student Voters in The ConversationRobert Strong, William Lyne Wilson Professor in Political Economy at Washington and Lee University.

Robert A. Strong, professor of politics at Washington and Lee University, recently co-authored an article in The Conversation titled, “America’s newest voters look back at the 2020 election – and forward to politics in 2021.”

In this piece, Strong notes, “Our students were anxious and enthusiastic about the subject matter and shared some of their fears and insights with us and with one another. We tried to explain how national politics works, and we learned from their fresh perspectives on the presidency and presidential elections. After an election year marked by struggle and challenge, what we observed gave us some hope.”

Read the entire article here.