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It turns out a unified government isn’t enough to get bills passed.
Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.
It’s hard to call yourself the party of change when your leadership has been in place for 16 years, and Republicans are taking advantage of that fact.
But there’s little evidence the high spending changed any minds, says a political scientist who lives in the district.
The White House is deciding whether or not to stay in the Paris climate agreement. But a large majority of Americans – including Trump voters – want the U.S. to participate and lead.
Democrat Jon Ossoff will face Republican Karen Handel in a runoff on June 20.
As America becomes more diverse, many think it will also become more progressive. But one analysis of demographic trends points to gains for Republicans.
A 2010 law that requires the executive branch to set goals and an obscure Senate rule may be the Democrats’ best chance to influence GOP plans to repeal and replace Obamacare.
An analysis of more than 30 years of congressional voting reveals that a few key members of Congress determine whether a president will achieve their agenda. Who are they, and can Trump win them over?
Here are three key areas the Democratic Party must reform if they’re to fix fundamental problems revealed by the shock election result.
Hopes among Democrats of gaining a majority in the Senate were dashed. Here’s what a narrow Republican majority might mean moving forward.
Trump’s noxiousness aside, it remains the economy, and the Democrats’ abandonment of their traditional base that explains Trump’s ascent, according to American commentator Thomas Frank.
As deadlines loom large for Congress, is there any hope for avoiding gridlock? A political scientist examines one common, informal way members build relationships across the aisle.
New research shows that ideological media employ a powerful method to bias partisans’ economic beliefs. In turn, partisans perform mental gymnastics worthy of Simone Biles to preserve those biases.
Trump revisited familiar themes during his economic address in Detroit and offered a few new ones. Two of our economic experts express their takeaways.
Elected officials and the media are in cahoots. Both have succumbed to a two-party system that treats voters not as independent thinkers, but as blind partisans.
Republicans and Democrats alike claim their conventions provide a big economic boost to their host cities. What’s the evidence say?
Who will Trump and Clinton pick? Two political scientists say as long as the running mates aren’t as fiercely unpopular as the presidential candidates, it could boost the ticket.
Political scientists from Texas A&M, UMass Boston and Emory University react to Tuesday’s big milestone for women in American politics.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
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Professor in U.S. Politics and U.S. Foreign Relations at the United States Studies Centre and in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Political Science and Affiliate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor, Political Science, Emory University
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Professor of Communication and Journalism, Texas A&M University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Political Science, George Mason University
