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Thompson discusses impact of Trump's health with CNY Central, KPCC

"This is unusual in that it's part of a larger national story, it's not simply a story that a particular individual has contracted or a condition that a particular president has contracted. Its part of a pandemic," Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science, tells CNY Central. If the president's condition worsens to the point where his presidential authority needs to be transferred to Vice President Mike Pence, it will have a major impact on the upcoming election, she says. "If he becomes seriously ill obviously it will have an impact." Thompson was also interviewed on KPCC's "AirTalk." 
October 6, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. Elections, United States

Gadarian speaks to FiveThirtyEight, WAER about Trump's diagnosis

"Attitudes and behaviors around COVID-19 have become really concrete at this point — it will take a lot to move them in a significant, lasting way," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.

October 6, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. Elections, United States

White quoted in Los Angeles Times article on mistruths surrounding Trump's health

October 5, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. Immigration, United States

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