Nov 2, 2020 | 2020, elections, Immigration |
By Diego F. Salinas, Woodson Martin Democracy Fellow, JMU ’18, School of Theatre and Dance and Modern Foreign Languages The issue of immigration is usually framed in dollars and cents. Pundits and politicians debate about how much immigrants pay in taxes, their...
Nov 1, 2020 | 2020, elections, Voting |
By Emily Baker (JMU ’21, POSC), Madelyn Ward (JMU ’22, Economics & Public Policy), and Jamie Panko (JMU ’23, POSC) We have never had election results on Election Night. What we see in the media are projections of outcomes. This year, depending on...
Oct 20, 2020 | 2020, elections, Voting |
By Katelyn Crume, Haley McAllister, Brenden McRay, and Thomas Weber The second 2020 presidential debate will take place on Thursday, October 22, from 9 to 10:30 p.m. ET. It will be held at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and moderated by NBC news host...
Oct 6, 2020 | 2020, elections, Voting |
By Emily Baker
, Will Grimm,
Alexander Nunez,
Madelyn Ward The vice presidential debate will take place on Wednesday, October 7 from 9 to 10:30 p.m. ET. It will be held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and moderated by Susan Page of USA Today. How...
Sep 28, 2020 | 2020, elections, Voting |
“The evidence overwhelmingly indicates that the most important debate, at least in terms of information acquisition, is the first debate … ” -Thomas Holbrook, “Political Learning from Presidential Debates” Presidential debates are an opportunity to hear candidates’...
Sep 26, 2020 | 2020, elections |
By Drew Persinger, JMU ‘21 Political Science, Campus Election Engagement Project Democracy Fellow Gerrymandering is the most evil thing that happened to our political system. We have to get rid of the fixed system.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
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