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- in the news | November 04, 2014 | Fellows
Christie's big day is nigh, but will his shower of RGA cash yield wins for GOP governors?
“He was this vey powerful candidate for the presidency,” said Julian Zelizer, a professor at Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affa... - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Fellows
Will a GOP-dominated Congress be good for America?
*Will a GOP-dominated Congress be good for America? * - in the news | November 04, 2014 | Fellows
House Dems brace for losses
“They want to keep this in the realm of a strong Democratic presidential candidate being able to have enough coattails to shift control in 2016,” J... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
Obamacare's Role in the Election
“The health care program isn’t explicitly part of the discussion, but it’s part of the campaigns and part of the way in which people are attacking ... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
All Things Political - Election Edition
The truth is that people hate negative ads, but they pay attention to them. Sometimes, candidates are publicly seen to go too far. Generally, howev... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
Why the negative ads we hate will endure
The truth is that people hate negative ads, but they pay attention to them. Sometimes, candidates are publicly seen to go too far. Generally, howev... - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
Should Americans be forced to vote?
Ari RatnerYet, mandatory voting is ill-suited to America's current realities. - in the news | November 03, 2014 | Fellows
Republicans get what they want: A midterm election about Obama
Less than 24 hours before Election Day, Republicans have what they want: a referendum on President Obama.GOP candidates are training their closing ... - in the news | November 02, 2014 | Fellows
What happened to the debate over immigration reform?
Ari RatnerRepublicans haven't picked up swords of their own, because doing so might invite criticism no matter what stance they took, Ari Ratner, a fellow at... - in the news | November 02, 2014 | Fellows
Christie's temperament a political double-edge sword
But those qualities can "turn into liabilities" if Christie is seen as making too-hasty decisions, Zelizer said. - in the news | November 02, 2014 | Fellows
Obama's long fall
How a liberal hero who boasted of transcending politics got dragged so far down. - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Fellows
Obama’s bill on deferred actions comes due
“They clearly understood there were problems in Iraq, but don’t do anything until late in his presidency,” noted Princeton University history profe... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Fellows
Street Harassment Is Universal and Age-Old
Monica PottsMore tiresome is that every time street harassment comes up as an issue, some well-meaning guy asks whether some of these comments aren’t really ju... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Fellows
Republican win would worsen Obama's foreign policy pains
"There will be a tougher line," said Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. Republican rhetoric would bec... - in the news | October 31, 2014 | Fellows
Jeff Bell, Cory Booker's U.S. Senate challenger, aims to end Republican losing streak
Still, experts say part of the problem is how much the Republican Party has changed over the last few decades. Julian Zelizer, a political science ... - in the news | October 30, 2014 | Fellows
No telling whether tears help or hurt politicians
“I think voters are fine with it,” said Julian Zelizer, a political historian and professor at Princeton University. “I think in many ways they lik... - in the news | October 29, 2014 | Fellows
Yasuní, Ecuador
Levi TillemannThe proof is in: Detailed report shows how U.S. Internet access monopolies punish rivals and catch innocent bystanders in the crossfire—legally. - in the news | October 28, 2014 | Fellows
GOP Capitalizing on Shifting Political Climate
Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University Julian Zelizer discusses the races and political climate in America. - in the news | October 28, 2014 | Fellows
Christie Yet to Rewrite New Jersey's Economic Narrative
Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University Julian Zelizer discusses the races and political climate in America. - in the news | October 27, 2014 | Fellows
Cuomo Shifts From Christie Over Ebola Quarantines
Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, said the optics of Mr. Christie not being in New Jersey during t... - in the news | October 27, 2014 | Fellows
Six Senate races that could tell the story of 2014
In an era of narrow majorities in the upper chamber, just one or two races can make all the difference in terms of who will be in control. - in the news | October 26, 2014 | Fellows
The shiny object election
The theme of the 2014 midterms — to whatever extent one is discernable — has been an explosion of one crisis after another, each of which demands a...