With the Democratic victories in Oregon’s legislative and gubernatorial elections, one may assume that the state’s proposed carbon cap bill will quickly pass in both chambers of the state legislature and become law as soon as Governor Kate Brown,...
For the first time since 2010, Congressional Democrats will head House committees and decide the agenda for the chamber. Hannah Long’s article for American Banker entitled “Will Democrats’ midterm success spur progress on GSE reform?” explores the...
In light of Republicans maintaining control of Michigan’s legislature, Gretchen Whitmer’s gubernatorial victory last week has many wondering if the newly-elected government will be able to reach bipartisan compromises or if the parties will entrench...
The new Michigan Minds series, launched this month with Edie Goldenberg, Ford School professor, talking about the importance of students voting in the midterm election. The podcast and video series aim to provide “quick and informative analysis on...
As the midterm elections rapidly approach, President Trump is eager to rally his base, escalate voter turnout and see a pro-Trump referenda come November. Returning to his incendiary rhetoric on immigration, a strategy that helped propel Trump to...
With Michigan’s upcoming election, commentary around the ballot’s Proposal 2, which would establish a citizen’s commission responsible for creating voting district lines, has run the gamut. In the October 10, 2018, piece for Bridge titled “5...
While both Democrats and Republicans remain optimistic heading into November, Democrats have a legitimate opportunity to claim a majority in both chambers of Michigan’s Congress for the first time in years.For MLive, Emily Lawler details how...
In the last midterm election, just 14 percent of students at the University of Michigan cast a ballot.
The shockingly low figure “was a wake-up call,” Edie Goldenberg tells Farah Stockman in the March 3 New York Times article: “How college...
Join Mara Ostfeld, Jowei Chen, and Nicholas Valentino from ISR’s Center for Political Studies for an in-person discussion of the outcomes of the 2022 midterm elections.
The first event in the Ford School's new "Food for thought" series will feature Abdul El-Sayed and Rusty Hills for a conversation on midterm elections. What do we know about the factors that tend to help or hurt incumbent and opposition parties in midterm elections? What trends are apparent in the lead-up to midterms here in the United States? And how can members of our community engage to promote a healthy electoral process?
