Election 2018
Democrats Want to Get Rid of the Electoral College. It is Not Going to Happen (and Maybe that’s Best).
By Michael A. Smith, Emporia State University
With the 2020 campaign season…
MPSA’s Top 10 Blog Posts from 2018
As the calendar year begins to wind down, we take a look back at our most-read articles from…
The Big Lessons of Political Advertising in 2018
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The Only Thing We Have to Fear
By Michael A. Smith of Emporia State University
Senator and Vice-President Hubert Humphrey‘s…
Magnify Your Voice: A Day Off for Democracy
By Betsy Sinclair of Washington University in St. Louis “Are you frustrated that you see a need in your community that isn’t met by government or industry? Do you believe that need could be remedied through purposeful action? Will you ask your family, friends and neighbors to help initiate change?…
Generation Z voters could make waves in 2018 midterm elections
By Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Tufts University Unlike the much-studied millennials, we don’t know much about Generation Z, who now make up most of the 18- to 24-year-old voting bloc. These young people started first grade after 9/11, were born with the internet, grew up with smartphones and social…
You can trust the polls in 2018, if you read them carefully
By Josh Pasek, University of Michigan and Michael Traugott, University of Michigan
Primary Elections: The Value of an Endorsement
By Chapman Rackaway of the University of West Georgia
How involved should political party leaders get in…
Blue Wave, Red Wave; What Wave? No Wave
By Chapman Rackaway of the University of West Georgia
Political scientists and pundits alike face a…