From December 1-6, 2024, Sarah McCammon travelled through the cities of Berlin, Leipzig, Coburg, Nürnberg, and Stuttgart, to talk about post U.S.-election perspectives. During this trip, she particularly focused on issues such as religious intersections with politics and partisan shifts.
Sarah McCammon is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Her work focusses on political, social, and cultural divides in America including abortion policy and the intersections of politics and religion. She has covered several presidential elections, including the 2016 campaign, when she reported on the rise of the Trump movement, divisions within the Republican Party over its future, and the role of religion in those debates.
McCammon’s speaker tour began on December 2, when she spoke to students of the Cosmopolitan School Berlin as well as the Jewish School Berlin. She was also welcomed at Aspen Institute Germany, where she participated at a lunch roundtable with 20 guests from the Berlin transatlantic community. There, she shared her key takeaway from the campaign that will influence the U.S. political situation ahead.
During her stay in Leipzig, Sarah McCammon was welcomed by the Director Eric Fraunholz and Deputy Director Erica Larson Bautze at DAIS. She also discussed with students from Leipzig University and took part in a tour of Bibliotheca Albertina. The highlight was the Keynote: Annual Crister S. Garett Memorial Lecture, where the general public as well as university students and staff were invited to talk on the U.S. election.
The next day took place in Coburg and Nürnberg, where she held another lecture, this time on “Post-Election Perspectives”. She continued her speaker tour In Stuttgart, where she presented fascinating input on “Post-Election Perspectives: Voters, Trends and What’s Next” at a public event. In Stuttgart, she also took part in a press exchange with local journalists. All in all, Sarah McCammon shed light on the key social and political dynamics that shaped the 2024 elections, and what current developments mean for the future.
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