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Elections January 17, 2024

Iowa was different this time – even if the outcome was as predicted

by Timothy Hagle, University of Iowa and Stephen J. Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Trounced, crushed, routed, dominated: Pick your…

Elections January 9, 2024

An overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election

by Youssef Chouhoud, Christopher Newport University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Though domestic issues tend to motivate most U.S. voters, the war in the Middle…

Elections January 5, 2024

How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential campaigns

by Steffen W. Schmidt, Iowa State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The first and most visible test of Republican candidate support in the 2024…

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Elections January 5, 2024

Pundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust

by Mike McDevitt, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Walter Lippmann, who lived from 1889 to 1974, was an early and prime…

Elections January 4, 2024

Judge rules True the Vote’s 2020 mass voter challenges don’t amount to illegal intimidation

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 2, 2024 A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas group’s campaign to…

Elections November 22, 2023

Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court

by Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that…

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Elections November 13, 2023

Abortion rights victories show this issue is unlikely to fade in 2024 elections − 3 things to know

by Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University and Linda C. McClain, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Abortion rights advocates won major victories in several state…

Elections November 13, 2023

Can The Tea Leaves From The 2023 Election Tell Us Anything About 2024?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As Yogi Berra once said “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” The question is whether we can…

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Elections November 2, 2023

Georgia GOP senators put elections lawyer, Dominion Systems exec on 2024 elections hot seat

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 1, 2023 Georgia Senate Republicans on Wednesday grilled state election officials and a…

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Elections October 23, 2023

Why Cobb County Should Push For A GOP Primary Debate Or One In The Fall of 2024

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In 2019, the Democratic Party hosted a stirring debate at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. The resulting attention and energy…

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