The history of presidential debates is replete with dramatic moments etched into our political memory. They require only short-hand references: Nixon’s five-o’clock shadow, Ford liberating Poland, Reagan asking if you’re better off now than four years ago, Bush checking his watch, Gore sighing and Romney’s Etch A Sketch ambush on President Barack Obama, to name […]
Hillary Clinton’s weekend comment that “half” of Donald Trump’s supporters are a racist and sexist “basket of deplorables” is still roiling the presidential race as the workweek begins. Lots of pundits are comparing it to Mitt Romney’s famous “47 percent” statement, in which he said nearly half of American voters can be written off as […]
Chair and Professor Jeffrey B. Lewis invites you to attend the second in the series of presentations on the 2016 Presidential Election ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE 2016:IS THIS TIME REALLY DIFFERENT? featuring Molly Ball Staff Writer, The Atlantic in conversation with Lynn Vavreck Professor of Political Science, UCLA Monday, September 19, 2016 6:00 p.m. Reception to follow […]
Hillary Clinton’s weekend comment that “half” of Donald Trump’s supporters are a racist and sexist “basket of deplorables” is still roiling the presidential race as the workweek begins. Lots of pundits are comparing it to Mitt Romney’s famous “47 percent” statement, in which he said nearly half of American voters can be written off as […]
Gary Johnson found himself in a presidential candidate’s nightmare Thursday, when asked a simple question about the crisis in Aleppo, Syria on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “What is Aleppo?” the Libertarian candidate responded, prompting a wave of online criticism and ridicule that quickly made its way around the internet.
There is no reason to speculate about whether nominating Donald J. Trumphas cost the Republican Party support in this presidential election. There isplenty of data to demonstrate that it has. Dylan Matthews of Vox showed one way of measuring the toll of choosing Mr. Trump over a candidate who more resembles past nominees. He considered the predicted election outcome for 2016 […]
Going into September, Hillary Clinton has a sizable advantage over Donald Trump: five percentage points in the RealClearPolitics’ polling average. The Upshot, the New York Times’ polling blog, gives Clinton a 90 percent chance of winning the presidency, while British Sky Bet gives Clinton four times as good a chance as Trump.
When HUD threatens communities with lawsuits and civil rights reviews, don’t expect political affiliations to help. Don’t expect discrimination to erode either. HUD has a different end in mind. Through their Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, the agency uses threats of lawsuits and the withholding of grant funds to control local zoning and land use. […]
Chicago is a city with a rich black heritage. And the South Side, fondly dubbed the “heart of black America,” is where much of the city’s cherished history emanates. Comprising a mix of poverty-stricken, working-class, and upper-income black residents, the South Side can lay claim to the country’s first black woman senator, the nation’s first black president, […]
Two election experts from opposite sides of the country met Tuesday at the Hammer Museum to discuss the factors which may lead to a close victory for Hillary Clinton in November’s presidential election. The lecture, “Predicting the Unpredictable: The 2016 Elections,” featured commentary by Lynn Vavreck, a UCLA political science professor, and Allan Lichtman, a […]
