Election tactics and narratives suggest more threats to US democratic institutions in the next president election.
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Democrats have ridden the West to presidential electoral success since 1992, reversing their poor performances from the 1950s through the 1980s.
The US select congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol has wrapped up its nearly two-year probe of that day’s violent but unsuccessful insurrection.
Compared with past midterms, voter turnout among young people jumped in 2022 – but it was still below 30%.
Will some polls misfire in prominent races in the 2022 midterms? Probably. Will such errors be eye-catching? In some cases, perhaps. Will the news media continue to tout polls? Undoubtedly.
The attempt by Donald Trump’s supporters to reverse the 2020 presidential election results shows the need to update the nation’s landmark law for counting presidential votes.
Public trust in elections is being targeted by disinformation campaigns around the world.
A textual analysis of Joe Biden’s inaugural speech reveals the main lines of his future communication, which will be marked by a clear break with that of his predecessor.
More than 30% of Latinos voted for Trump in the recent elections – a significant result, but not a breakthrough by any stretch, and it can be explained by several factors.
Five scholars explain different aspects of the history, workings and effects of the Electoral College.
The Electoral College ignores a key democratic principle: one person, one vote.
The anti-fa movement gained momentum in the United States following the election of Donald Trump. However, its members do not constitute a threat in the sense of the American president.
Since his election loss, the president has been threatening to go to the Supreme Court in attempt to overturn the results. Unfortunately for him, the court may not be the perfect arbiter of his dreams.
A philosopher writes about why many of us are feeling tired with the constant onslaught of information coming at us.
Election misinformation typically involves false narratives of fraud that include out-of-context or otherwise misleading images and faulty statistics as purported evidence.
Every election triggers distress for some people. Here are some ways to possibly cope.
There’s a sort-of natural law that ensures that where there are electorates some votes count more than others.
Five of the six disputed presidential elections in US history were resolved and the country moved on – but one ended in civil war. What will happen if the 2020 election is contested?
The majority voting system in the United States, as in virtually every country in the world, imperfectly reflects voter preferences and could once again benefit Donald Trump.
If there’s not a clear winner of the November 3 election and the current president refuses to leave office, here are six scenarios that could play out.
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Clarkson University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professeur émérite juriste et américaniste, spécialiste Etats-Unis, questions politiques, sociales et juridiques (Cour suprême), Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
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Assistant Professor RTPC of Mathematics, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Journalism, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
