In The News: Department of Political Science
Nikki Haley is competing in just the primary, but only the caucuses award delegates for the Republican presidential nomination
Voters see an uncompetitive primary. Team Biden sees an opportunity.
Donald Trump is making his way to the presidential nomination like a steamroller. The right-wing populist has already clearly won the first two primaries of his conservative Republicans. But these votes in the states of Iowa and New Hampshire also revealed weaknesses that could make it difficult for Trump to return to the White House.
Becky Edwards is sick of "the ick" surrounding former President Donald Trump. Krista Kafer says the path toward his coronation "grosses" her out. And Jennifer Horn considers him a "grotesque" threat to democracy. All three Republican women ‒ and millions of other voters like them ‒ are facing a crisis of faith as Trump grows closer to locking up the GOP's presidential nomination, drawing endorsements from challengers he only recently was insulting.
Silver State Republicans kept their caucus and blasted Democrats' switch to a primary as a "very expensive and meaningless process."
Silver State Republicans kept their caucus and blasted Democrats' switch to a primary as a "very expensive and meaningless process."
Public attention to politics is a common good.
We ask six Taiwanese experts to appraise how the country's press corps handled coverage of its presidential and legislative elections in January.
Newly released sales tax figures from the state show that economic activity in November outpaced previous months, suggesting the depth of Formula One’s impact.
Since ChatGPT was unveiled to the world just over two years ago, prompting what some have called an “artificial intelligence revolution,” China has been playing catch-up. But when it comes to applying AI to super-fuel the media control and propaganda objectives of the government, both at home and overseas, China may be ahead of the game — even if the results so far are mixed.
New Hampshire's ballot didn't include President Biden. South Carolina has two primaries. Nevada has a primary and a caucus. A morass of dates and formats could keep some voters away. Democracy is messy, but usually not this messy.
Former President Donald Trump took to social media last week minutes after being declared the winner of the Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire.