BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Shortly after President Donald Trump addressed supporters Wednesday in Washington D.C., and said he would never concede the election, chaos and violence erupted as a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Congress was in the…
Tag: Presidential Election 2020
UChicago experts available on legal, political, and societal ramifications of yesterday’s violence
CHICAGO — After yesterday’s unprecedented violence at the Capitol, University of Chicago experts are available to discuss the legal, political, and societal ramifications and what it means going forward. Please let me know if you are interested in setting up…
Rutgers Pollster Discusses Presidential Election, Polling, Polarization
Ashley Koning analyzes an unprecedented election, the voters and the polling industry The polls correctly predicted that Joe Biden would become the 45th president of the United States but stopped short of getting the rest right – leaving the public…
Presidential Transition: Rutgers Political & Issue-Based Experts Available
Rutgers University–New Brunswick has a range of faculty experts available to discuss the transfer of power between President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President elect Kamala Harris on topics including: executive power, the presidency, COVID-19, climate change, the economy,…
NSU Home to Nationally Renowned Elections Expert – Can Provide Insight into 2020 Presidential Election
Charles L. Zelden, Ph.D., is a professor of History and Political Science (with a specialty in voting rights, election law, Civil Rights and judicial politics) at Nova Southeastern University, teaching courses in history, political science and legal studies. He has…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Red Wave, Patience in Pennsylvania
Rutgers scholar Katherine Ognyanova is available to discuss the latest survey data from The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The group previously issued a report highlighting the competitive states with the biggest differences in Trump/Biden margin between all likely voters and likely…
Final GW Election Model Project Using Twitter Activity Forecasts Sizable Biden Victory
The final PEORIA Project election forecast from the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) predicts former Vice President Joe Biden will win the electoral vote count for the 2020 presidential election.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss NJ Politics and Election Influences
Rutgers scholar Julia Sass Rubin is available to discuss the impact of political machines and ballot design on New Jersey elections and state politics. “Any analysis of New Jersey’s politics or policy should acknowledge that our state is controlled by…
Voters’ Emotional Reactions A Barrier for Trump
How President Trump makes voters feel may be a barrier to his path to victory according to new polling research from the George Washington University.
Election Night, Week Coverage: Rutgers Election and Political Experts Available
Rutgers University–New Brunswick has a range of faculty experts available through election night and post-election in areas of American politics, public opinion, elections, voter access and women in politics. For interviews, please reach out to the listed contacts. Additional experts…
Cyber-security, mind-hacking and the presidential election
Ning Zhang, assistant professor of engineering The U.S. presidential election is only weeks away. Hackers are hard at work. What exactly are they doing?We often think of hacking as a shadow form of computer engineering – a matter of ones and zeros, of clever coding and hijacked hardware, of software vulnerabilities and brute force attacks.
Election Night, Week Coverage: Rutgers Election and Political Experts Available
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has a range of faculty experts available through election night and post-election in areas of American politics, public opinion, elections, voter access and women in politics. For interviews, please reach out to the listed contacts. Additional experts…
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Pres. Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Effect on Election
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Pres. Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Effect on Election
Rutgers’s David Greenberg Available to Discuss Presidential Debate
David Greenberg, a Rutgers–New Brunswick professor of history and of journalism and media studies, is available to discuss last night’s presidential debate. “Despite the chaos, there was a narrative arc to last night’s debate,” said Greenberg. “At first, Trump’s bluster…
Is the judicial selection process broken? Could it imperil our democracy?
On September 26, with a little under one month before the presidential election, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the vacancy left by the recent death of Justice Ruth…
Trump must contend with a mobilized religious left, new research finds
With the 2020 presidential election on the near horizon, Notre Dame sociologist Kraig Beyerlein discusses what he and his co-researcher learned about the political engagement of U.S. congregations — and how that may impact results on Nov. 3.
Experts on Campaign Issues Available to Comment on 2020 Presidential Race
As the 2020 presidential campaign accelerates, Rutgers faculty experts are available to comment on the most pressing issues in the race for the White House. Topics include the economy, immigration, health care, national security, gun control, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate…
A Rutgers Expert’s Guide to Understanding 2020’s Campaign Polls
Four years after the presidential election surprised nearly everyone who followed public opinion polls, it is critical for 2020 voters to have a better understanding of how polling works and what they should look for as the election cycle heats up and the barrage of polls increase.
Rutgers Polling Expert Available to Discuss Republican National Convention
Ashley Koning, director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, is available for interviews ahead of, during and following the Republican National Convention this week. “President Trump continues to trail Vice President Biden by a sizable margin in national…
Rutgers Polling Expert Available to Discuss Democratic National Convention
Ashley Koning, director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, is available for interviews ahead of, during and following the Democratic National Convention next week. “The Democratic National Convention this year will be unlike any other in history, going…
University of Redlands Political Scientist Renee Van Vechten on conventions & elections in 2020 & mail-in voting.
University of Redlands Political Scientist Renee Van Vechten weighs in on the national conventions, rescheduling the presidential election and mail-in voting. Q. What will change for conventions when they are held virtually? A. “Conventions long ago lost their mystique when…
NSU Florida Home to Several Subject Matter Experts for Media Working Today’s Hot Stories
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all aspects of our lives, and the 2020 Presidential Election cycle begins to ramp up, NSU Florida wants you to know that we’re home to several subject matter experts…
IU experts available to comment on President Trump’s suggestion to delay 2020 election
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With the presidential election less than 100 days away, President Donald Trump is suggesting it be delayed, tweeting July 30 that mail-in voting would make it “the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history.” IU experts are…
In Trump v. Twitter: ‘Twitter will win’
As America’s general election looms, Tim Weninger, the Frank M. Friemann Collegiate Associate Professor of Engineering at Notre Dame, discusses the current state of social media, the dangers of disinformation and how users can get smarter about what they share.
The President cannot undo or circumvent the Constitution or federal law, which is firm on the date of the presidential election, says U of R political scientist Renee Van Vechten.
Renee Van Vechten, Ph.D. is a political scientist and professor at the University of Redlands whose research focuses on elections and California politics. She can speak on the topic of the possibility that President Donald Trump could attempt to delay…
Quick Take: How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Presidential Race
As February turned to March, the race for the White House dominated daily news coverage, social media feeds, and office and dinner conversations. Pretty typical during an election year. As Super Tuesday came and went, candidates for the Democratic Party nomination continued to bow out of the race to set up an epic showdown between Bernie and Biden.
Expert Available to Break Down Democratic Debates
Jacob Thompson is the head coach of UNLV’s nationally ranked debate team and a professor in residence in the university’s Department of Communication Studies. Thompson is an expert on presidential and political campaign debates, persuasion, argumentation theory and practice, and…
How to win the black vote
In this short piece, race politics specialist Teresa Cosby explains what black voters are looking for in a candidate.
How to win the black vote: Teresa Cosby, a specialist in race politics, describes what the next president will have to do to win this key vote.
Teresa Cosby, J.D., has been a specialist in U.S. race and ethnic politics for more than 15 years. She can talk about voter behavior and political campaign strategy related to African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans on a national…