Many factors helped Republicans have a big election night in North Carolina, including having an advantage over Democrats in spending … Continue reading Republicans played on voters’ emotions. Democrats played it safe.

AP/Charles Krupa Voters cast their ballots, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at a polling station in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) … Continue reading The Golden Girls of 2022

istock One of the most popular ideas in American politics is that a large majority of voters under 40 are … Continue reading Why Generation Z might not be as ‘woke’ as most think

One of the most frequent questions we receive from students when we are teaching about the U.S. Constitution is: why … Continue reading Not at this age: How old is too old to run for Congress and the White House?

The Nevada debate and caucuses have done little to still Democrats’ teeth-gnashing over their chances of defeating President Trump in … Continue reading 6 ways the primary fight is toughening up Democrats for the fall general election

The recent allegations about Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) telling Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), during a 2018 conversation, that a woman could not win the … Continue reading The data is clear: A woman could win in 2020

Attorney General Barr released a summary of the Mueller report today. President Donald Trump and his supporters immediately claimed that … Continue reading Politics in the post-Mueller world

Stacey Abrams and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez are both women of color who are Democratic nominees for major political offices, but their similarities seem … Continue reading The Anti-Clinton Women of 2018

North Carolinians are generally unhappy with state and national politics. Surveys consistently indicate a majority of the state’s citizens are … Continue reading NC voters are unhappy. Why aren’t third-party candidates gaining ground?

John McCain, by his own admission, was far from perfect. He was, however, larger-than-life. From being the most prominent Vietnam … Continue reading Reflecting on the life of John McCain