With two months to go until the US mid-terms, President Joe Biden has seen a significant lift in his approval ratings.
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When election officials share voting information on social media, voters benefit – and so does democracy.
In Pennsylvania, one Senate candidate is pounding the other for his lack of local roots. A political scientist studied accusations of carpetbagging – and found there is a home field advantage.
Liz Cheney has been a conservative GOP congressional policymaker since 2016. But when she turned against Donald Trump, GOP voters in Wyoming turned against her.
Have these officials used their authority to interfere with America’s democratic process?
Bottom line: Political endorsements are overrated.
The number of candidates running in party primaries has ballooned since 2010. That may result in extreme, inexperienced or controversial nominees who do not represent a majority of voters.
The three leading candidates in the GOP Senate primary race in Pennsylvania all hitched their wagons to Trump. But will that make it harder for the Republican winner to win the center come the fall?
While Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National has engaged in a decade-long campaign to rehabilitate its image with youth voters, the GOP is moving in the opposite direction.
Justices declined GOP requests to block court-approved congressional maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. But justices punted a bigger question over the role of courts until after the midterm elections.
Alabama will be allowed to keep a congressional map that critics say disadvantages Black voters. That does not bode well for 2022 midterms, argues a law scholar.
Glenn Youngkin, the newly elected Virginia governor, just gave the GOP a blueprint on how to win local elections with a national message – and without embracing Trump in public.
Candidates: Be careful what you wish for.
Banned in 2011, pork-barrel spending may return to Congress, where Democrats want to resurrect the practice to make passing budgets easier – and help keep their narrow majority in 2022 elections.
As uncertainty abounds and anxiety skyrockets, you’ve probably heard advice to be patient, stay calm and keep the faith. Here are 10 concrete tips to help you actually manage the stress.
The framers of the Constitution never mentioned a right to vote. They didn’t forget. They intentionally left it out.
The latest Fairfax-Ipsos and Essential polls give a strong lead to Labor, with some interesting – and variable - detail on the attributes voters see in the leaders of the two major parties.
Young people have the right, the skills and the numbers to make a difference in politics and society in North America and beyond. Their voices, energy and vision contribute to a healthy democracy.
The Democrats are currently about 57% to 43% favourites over the Republicans to win the presidency – if you trust the markets.
During the November 4 US midterm elections, the candidates had to take into account the growing concern of many voters, across party lines, about climate change.
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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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Professor & Co-Director, Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
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Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
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Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University
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Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Professor American Politics, Political Science, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of American Politics, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
