Biden wants more wind energy. Those projects should help local politicians, our research finds. Oksan Bayulgen, Mary Buchanan, Lyle Scruggs, and Carol Atkinson-Palombo - October 19, 2021 Wind turbines don’t just deliver clean energy; they help both Republican and Democratic incumbents win reelection.
The Democratic nominee is often settled by Super Tuesday. Don’t hold your breath this year. Caitlin Jewitt - February 4, 2020 Here’s the primary calendar, explained
Trump and Sanders aren’t blazing new trails. Populism has run through U.S. politics for a very long time. Bart Bonikowski and Noam Gidron - April 28, 2016 Trump is using the kind of rhetoric we've seen before.
One-third of all U.S. presidents appointed a Supreme Court justice in an election year Barbara Perry - February 29, 2016 Eminent Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously described his fellow
Nigerians go to the polls in a tight race amid concerns about election safety, credibility Peter Lewis and Carolyn Logan - January 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20708" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Goodluck Jonathan supporter, wearing a
The twentieth-century reversal: How did the Republican states switch to the Democrats and vice versa? Andrew Gelman - November 12, 2014 Appearing in the journal Statistics and Public Policy: The familiar
How race and religion have polarized American voters - January 20, 2014 Alan I. Abramowitz is the Alben W. Barkley Professor of
Larry Evans on the House Votes on Health Care John Sides - November 10, 2009 At my request, Larry Evans sends the following, based on
Are Republicans Now Officially a Southern Party? Plus a Modest Proposal for Reporting Poll Data Joshua Tucker - September 19, 2009 I found the following somewhat stunning graph on "Steve Benen's