2020 Election
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Fostering Youth Participation in the Ohio Primaries
The Ohio primaries are almost here! As a political science professor, it is my goal to help make sure that students are empowered to participate. Although only the Democratic party […]
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Campus Activism’s Role in Increasing Voter Turnout in Mississippi
Mississippi is a solidly red state, especially in more rural areas. Areas with university campuses tend to lean blue, although college students do not drive voter participation. Mississippi State University […]
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Registration, Education, and Mobilization: Galvanizing the Oklahoma Student Vote in 2020
According to the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE), Oklahoma college students register to vote at rates consistently lower than the national average. Specifically, at the University of […]
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Washington State Voters Head to Primary School
In late February and early March, Washington state voters will be able to engage in their first full-blown presidential primary. And it’s a particularly important election, given that the state’s […]
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2020 Election in Alabama: What is at stake, what to expect?
The Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary mark the official beginning of the 2020 election season, though campaigning has been going on for a full year before the first primary […]
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Florida: We Have a Problem
As the country navigates the momentous episode of an impeachment, the political arena also presents other significant challenges with the Democratic party in full primary season. While these are transcendental […]
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Colorado: Party Raiding, Winnowing, and Timing
On March 3, Colorado joins 13 other states in holding presidential nominating contests as part of Super Tuesday. A few features of this contest are new and fairly novel for […]
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The Nevada Caucus: First in the West
Every state has some sort of primary election to help assist each political party in obtaining their nominee for President. Some states have closed primaries, others have open primaries, and […]
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The Spectacle of Presidential Primaries in Puerto Rico
Read this post in Spanish If it seems peculiar to you that the Republican and Democratic parties host presidential primaries in Puerto Rico, a non-incorporated territory of the US whose […]
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How I Prepare My Students for the Texas Primaries & Conventions
Texas has been an important state during the past three presidential nomination cycles for both Democrats and Republicans, and the March 3, 2020 primaries will likely be influential for candidates […]