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A media-savvy celeb, Trump knows how to get coverage, journalists say

UCLA political science professor Lynn Vavreck and political reporters…

Big picture with Trump vs. Clinton is all in the framing

Getting people to put on one set of glasses rather than another…

Love Me, Love Me, I’m a Leninist

Hillary Clinton’s camp thinks it’s time for voters to step…

How Clinton vs. Trump Could Play Out

In the past, political scientists and economists have used economic…

How ‘The Donald’ trumps satire, and we’re all laughing

No presidential candidate in living memory has attracted the…

Provoking the Latino Vote: Early Signs that Trump Is Triggering a Backlash

Much ado has been made of the Latino demographic in this election…

When It Comes To Economic Election Prediction Models, It’s A Mixed Bag

UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck says rhetoric about the…

What’s behind Brazil’s economic and political crises?

Five UCLA experts from across the campus recently assembled a…

The Life of ‘The Party Decides’

4 political-science professors contemplate the improbable rise…

Our View: Vince Fong for 34th Assembly District

Fong comes well-prepared for the job of assemblyman. A Bakersfield…

UCLA professor studies real-time effect of presidential campaign ads

Political science professor Lynn Vavreck said she enjoys the…

Does more wealth mean less political corruption?

When it comes to the international pattern of corruption, the…