Electoral college

Jonathan Hanson, Ford School professor, explained to BBC Brazil why the American electoral system may favor Republicans over democrats. He said “Small states have much more electoral power per person than large states. There is an inherent rural...

John Chamberlin, Ford School professor emeritus of political science and public policy, describes himself as a "redistricting junkie." Not unexpectedly, he possesses a keen interest in and understanding of the efforts under way to develop Michigan's...

"When all is said and done, to change about 150,000 votes [in Michigan] is a really big task and it's extremely unlikely that that will happen," said Jonathan Hanson. Read the full WXYZ article about next steps in the 2020 election...

“President Trump again is just trying to cast doubt on the veracity of these results and leaving it open perhaps in his mind that somehow that there’s an ability to contest these results, ” said Ali. “Even if these results swing the other direction...

As the field of Democratic hopefuls for the Oval Office in 2020 continues to expand, the potential for a third party dark-horse challenger is already emerging as well. Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, announced that he is considering an...

This course meets in the second half of the semester (March 7 - April...