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Reeher Talks to Spectrum News About Upstate NY Congressional Races
“Because the district [New York District 22] was slightly redistricted in a way that made it somewhat more favorable to Democrats and because of the nature of the two candidates in this race, I would say that Mannion would probably be the favorite in this race,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: New York State, State & Local, U.S. Elections
Trudeau Explains How Criminal Governance Undermines Elections on Scope Conditions Podcast
“I've also heard stories from candidates who refused to cooperate with criminal group members and they were met with a lot of resistance,” says Jessie Trudeau, assistant professor of political science.
See related: Crime & Violence, Elections, Latin America & the Caribbean
Gadarian Comments on Harris’s Bid for Women Voters in Business Insider Article
Harris reshaped the election race by “advocating for women's health, reproductive freedom and abortion access more vocally and more powerfully than Biden did and than the Trump/Vance ticket is,” says Shana Gadarian, professor of poltical science.
See related: Federal, Gender and Sex, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Barton Weighs In on Elon Musk’s Proposal for 'Drastic' Cuts to Trump Government in AFP Article
Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs, suggests that Trump could decide to “do whatever he wants and let somebody file a lawsuit and bring it to the Supreme Court, who have been pretty favorable to Trump on matters of executive power.”
See related: Federal, SCOTUS, U.S. Elections, United States
Gadarian Discusses the Presidential Debate and Election With Al Jazeera and USA Today
“One of the things I think the split screen was able to do was to show Harris looking really composed. She was looking right at Trump and she wasn't going to let up. And I think part of the strategy wasn't really about him at all. It was about ‘I can hold the stage. I can be presidential. I can be commander in chief,’” says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science.
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Jackson Talks to Bloomberg About What Young People Are Watching for in the Presidential Debate
“I think a lot of young people have been waiting to hear the same thing probably for the past few years as they have in the past few weeks, which is a really clear stance on what lies ahead for the folks who are most vulnerable in the United States,” says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
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Reeher Weighs In on Biden’s Involvement in Harris’s Campaign in Newsweek Article
“I think it's risky,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “Many Democrats and others got excited about the Harris campaign precisely because it wasn't a Biden campaign.”
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Huber Cited in ABC News Article on Republicans Making Misrepresentations on Climate Policies
Playing into those politics are gasoline prices, which have become a partial barometer of economic security, says Matthew Huber, professor of geography and environment. He also notes that that the oil and gas industry has history of funding research that contradicts climate science.
See related: Climate Change, Energy, Natural Resources, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Jackson Speaks With Bloomberg About Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Campaigning in Rural Georgia
“There is really a lot of interest right now in ensuring that folks who are not typically tapped into the mainstream of electoral politics, that they are getting excited about this election. …They're reaching out to folks who I believe that they think may come back into the fold with them,” says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
See related: Political Parties, Race & Ethnicity, Rural Issues, U.S. Elections, United States
Gueorguiev Weighs In on Gov. Tim Walz’s Experience in China in Associated Press Article
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