David R. Jones

David Jones is Professor of Political Science at Baruch College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. His research on Congress, political parties, and elections has been published in several scholarly journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and Public Opinion Quarterly. He is also the author of Political Parties and Policy Gridlock in American Government (2001) and coauthor of Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences (2009). He has regularly served as an exit poll analyst for CBS News and the New York Times.