Secession talk evokes fears of a second Civil War. But one scholar says secession is already happening in the US under a variety of guises.
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House Republicans have adopted a rule used periodically over the past 150 years that allows lawmakers to speed up and streamline votes to dismantle federal programs and fire federal employees.
Biden can seem like a relic from a different age. But he also represents tradition, a form of politics that is not trapped in constant, partisan trench warfare on every issue.
Most Americans know Dianne Feinstein as a US senator. But for voters in San Francisco, she will forever be remembered as the woman who stepped in at a tragic and traumatic moment to lead the city.
Pollsters, pundits and politicians all get it wrong when it comes to independent voters, who have become a crucial – and sometimes decisive – group in American politics.
The insights of an ancient historian show that the causes of civil unrest are often the same over time and across societies.
In-person conversations between Republicans and Democrats lasting just 15 minutes were found to lessen political animus, research shows.
Many factors contributed to a record number of women winning the governor’s office in 2022. Among them: It helps to have political experience.
About 27% of 18- to 29-year-olds voted in the midterms, marking the second-highest voter turnout in midterms in 30 years.
Analysis of voting data suggests that in counties across Georgia, a slice of Republicans just couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Herschel Walker.
Despite a midterm election largely free of controversy over its legitimacy, a large percentage of Americans distrust elections. And that’s dangerous for democracy.
Lots has been said about the 2022 US midterm elections. But a scholar of democracy says there’s really only one conclusion that can be made about how voters behaved.
The U.S. midterms revealed a generational shift away from youth voter apathy. The apathetic, in fact, seem to be those trying to accurately measure public opinion using outdated methods.
The former president’s star appears to be on the wane, which could affect his decision whether to run for the presidency in 2024.
Voters mostly did not cast their ballots for chief election administration officials who deny the 2020 election. But the hyperpartisan trend could further erode trust in elections.
Who will win the US midterms, the polls, or the gambling markets?
While TV political ads might seem old-fashioned in the age of social media, research shows that this kind of advertising does win votes – and could influence the upcoming midterms.
What deep-dive polls reveal at the political landscape of America as the 2022 midterm election approaches.
This week’s US midterm elections will likely see big changes to who controls Congress.
Inflation, abortion and state of US democracy rank among the top issues facing voters before the midterm elections, regardless of race, ethnicity or party affiliation.
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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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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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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton
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Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Professor in American Politics, The University of Melbourne
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow LaTrobe University, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of English Studies and Coordinator of American Studies, Fitchburg State University
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Lead Academic Teacher - Politics & Social Science (Swinburne Online), Swinburne University of Technology
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Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor, Political Science, Emory University
