That allowed another political scientist, Lynn Vavreck of UCLA, to treat the situation as an experiment: What happened in states where Clinton ran television ads but Trump didn’t? Not too surprisingly, Clinton’s poll numbers rose in those states by an average of 2.6%, Vavreck found. The states she studied included Arizona, where the shift was big […]
Voters supporting Republican nominee Donald Trump represent the greatest threat to democracy since World War II, according to University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) political science professor Michael Suk-Young Chwe.
UCLA political science professors and experts weighed in on the effects the presidential race could have on Congress and the potential dynamic between Congress and the White House after the next president takes power.
The CBS journalist later featured two soundbites from UCLA political science professor Lynn Vavreck, who asserted that “without Donald Trump out there stepping on this story, we probably would be talking about the Clinton e-mails more. But that doesn’t mean that their effect on voters would be bigger.” CBS This Morning video can be found here
(Video) Professors Jeff Lewis & Chris Tausanovitch comment on Sunday’s Trump-Clinton second presidential debate on CBSLA.
UCLA celebrated the official grand opening this week of the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, built in the heart of campus to bring people together to share knowledge and address some of society’s most vexing problems. The Luskin Conference Center, which has been open since August, provides new meeting space for members of the […]
So is The New York Times in legal jeopardy for publishing portions of Donald Trump’s long-ago returns? The Washington Post raised that question Sunday, underscoring how federal law “makes it illegal to publish an unauthorized tax return.” A Trump lawyer said this was all illegal and threatened legal action. (The New York Times) As Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers used to say on “Saturday Night Live,” […]
A chief executive who says he’s smart to avoid paying his share could inspire a nation to evade the IRS. Slate article by Miriam Golden a professor of political science at UCLA.
There are 48 days between the first day of classes and election day on Nov. 8. As students return to school, UCLA political organizations seek to push their message: Your vote matters, even in one of the bluest states in the country.
UCLA students watched as presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump exchanged verbal blows on national television. At viewing parties throughout campus and Westwood hosted by several campus organizations, students came together to see the next president lay out their future plans for the country. About 200 students clapped and laughed at the debate viewing […]
