Recent scholarship into American political parties argues that the power to nominate presidential candidates has not entirely devolved from the party to voters but retains party influence via a network of allied
While there are no public polls of the ballot measures in Colorado and Kentucky, OpenSecrets has tracked fundraising by the committees that support and oppose them. In Colorado, Amendment 80's opponents — which include organizations like theColorado Education Associationthat have actively spoken out ...
Microsoft has a unique vantage point on this front. We combine efforts and insight from a dedicated team that is tasked with exploring the impact of technology on elections, with a threat intelligence capability comprising over 10,000 experts, analysts, and threat hunters. The scale of threa...
Against a backdrop of domestic political reconfiguration, gradual diplomatic outreach to and from Iran can be expected. Parliamentary elections in 2015 willprovide greater insightinto how much change Rouhani can attempt, and it is along this timeline we should expect to see Iran seriously re-engage...
The elections, which will involve nearly half of the world population, bear significance for the domestic politics of these countries and regions, and might also shape the global political landscape. U.S.: TRUMP FACES CHALLENGES The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for November. Currently,...
We justify basing our inferences on return sensitivity to polls by confirming that UK domestic political risk, as proxied by opinion poll changes, is priced around General Elections. Introduction The existence of ties between politicians and the corporate world is not a new phenomenon and there is...
Though 2017 saw historic levels of political activism in the form of anti㏕rump protests, it remains to be seen whether these demonstrations actually led lawmakers to harden their resistance to President Donald Trump's agenda. Coupling state﹍evel protest data, Senate voting records, and a ...
His return to the top of the GOP ticket means it is now clear that Trump was not simply an aberration, but is becoming a historic political force who has utterly transformed his party and could do the same for the nation, for better or worse, if he comes back to White House on Januar...
Senate electionsDonald Trumpcampaign strategyposition takingPresidential candidates provide a boost to their congressional candidate counterparts, in which congressional candidates should ride the proverbial coattails into office (Campbell and Sumners 1990; Stewart 1989). The 2016 election, however, provides ...
As the Hawaii senator charts his path up the Senate hierarchy, he reflects on his party’s major challenges. ByJonathan Martin|December 27, 2024 05:00 AM 9 Political Issues That Bit the Dust This Year This was a year of firsts — but also a year of lasts. ...