The Zeppos Report Episode 1: Why Donald Trump won, and insight into his presidency

Listen to an interview with renowned Vanderbilt University political scientist John Geer, who is also vice provost of academic and strategic affairs and co-director of the Vanderbilt Poll.

Geer offers his informed perspective on why Donald Trump won the election and how the way he ran his campaign seems to be a predictor of at least the beginning of his presidency.

Geer, author of the award-winning book In Defense of Negativity: Attacks Ads in Presidential Campaigns, discusses why political advertising in the 2016 presidential campaign was much less important than in the past. In addition, he makes a couple of surprising predictions for Trump’s first 100 days in office.

This is the first episode of Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos' new podcast, "The Zeppos Report," during which he will interview a wide variety of experts to provide meaningful insights on current issues and trends.