In The News: Department of Political Science

The New Republic

From conservation to importing water from the Pacific, Democrats say they have all the answers to historic drought. The one thing no one wants to talk about: stopping the sprawl.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada Republicans who want to vote for Nikki Haley, Mike Pence or Tim Scott will have to participate in a presidential primary where their vote may not count.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada Republicans who want to vote for Nikki Haley, Mike Pence or Tim Scott will have to participate in a presidential primary where their vote may not count.

Nevada Independent

Four Democrats have ties to the nonprofits. Republicans accused them of corruption, as the GOP hopes to fend off a Democratic legislative supermajority.

Nevada Independent

In 2004, Bush won Nevada by 2.6 points. No Republican presidential candidate has won the state since.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Political Science Professor Dan Lee helps us wade through the ethics of lawmakers voting on bills that they benefit from.

Las Vegas Sun

Nevada Democrats are seeking sanctions against Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Sam Brown for failing to disclose on financial disclosure forms his previous role as executive board chairman for a nonprofit whose national chapter has advocated for some of the most stringent anti-abortion laws across the country.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Want to gauge whether a candidate running for Henderson City Council or mayor will win their race? Just look at how much money they’ve raised.

New York Post

Russia’s war against Georgia in 2008, its current and previous invasions of Ukraine, and its collaboration with Azerbaijan to attack Armenia are all part of a pattern: Each nation experienced democratic revolutions that overthrew pro-Russian autocrats.

Aljazeera

Before second Republican debate, experts explain why low-polling candidates hold on despite paltry chances of victory.

Los Angeles Times

Trump team changes obscure GOP rules in hopes of clinching presidential nomination early. Supporters of Donald Trump gather in Irvine outside a California GOP executive committee meeting, during which delegate-allocation rules were ultimately changed in a way to benefit the former president

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Many Latinos in Nevada identify politically as independent, which gives them influence in deciding which party will win.