How might the Court’s decision affect the politics of the issue for the election?
John Sides
John Sides is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at George Washington University.
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As the Economy Goes, So Do the Birthers
Another episode in fun correlations, but no causation.
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The Snowe Retirement
…should there be a two-way race for the Senate seat (and that’s by no means a sure thing), Republicans will need a candidate who can run as a Snowe Republican. The currents of 2010 affect their ability to field such a candidate. That’s U. of Maine political scientist Amy Fried in this post. See also […]
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What Makes a Referendum Campaign Sing?
The Monkey Cage takes a question from a reader.
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Do Campaign Spending Bans Work?
New research tackles Citizens United and campaign finance.
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Everything You Think About Negative Advertising is Wrong
We take all of the air out of another piece of political conventional wisdom.
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Zombie Politics
The conventional wisdom that the white working class is trending Republican is wrong.
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Steamy, Sexy, Hot Political Scientists
Political scientists are much better-looking than economists.
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Can We Reduce the Influence of Money in Elections…With More Money?
Chris Blattman: One fabulously rich person (or a gaggle of them) would put X million dollars into a trust that expires November 9th. X would have to be very large. Probably several hundred million. The rules would be simple. You could choose a funding cap for all candidates, x, which is much, much smaller than […]
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How Liberal Is Barack Obama?
President Obama is the most moderate Democratic president since the end of World War II, while President George W. Bush was the most conservative president in the post-war era. For more, see Keith Poole’s post at Voteview.