by jpitney | Feb 3, 2024 | Elections, Journalism, Journalists
CMC alum Cameron Joseph at The Columbia Journalism Review The old saying “All politics is local” can officially be tossed in the dustbin of history. The local kingmakers and specific issues that used to dominate early-state primaries and caucuses don’t matter as much...
by jpitney | Dec 18, 2023 | Donald Trump, Elections
Shelby Talcott at Semafor: Nikki Haley called Sen. Tim Scott on Friday seeking his endorsement, according to a source familiar with the situation — and she’s not the only candidate courting him. The former governor texted her fellow South Carolinian after he...
by jpitney | Nov 19, 2023 | Elections, Public Opinion
A release from Johns Hopkins University: Many conservative voters have lost trust in elections, but a team from Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute and the R Street Institute is working to restore it. The group today released a set of conservative...
by jpitney | Nov 2, 2023 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service
Jacob Fischler at The Nebraska Examiner: State and local election officials face threats and intimidation, driving experienced workers out of the profession, a panel of election officials told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday. Conspiracy theories have fueled a more...
by jpitney | Oct 29, 2023 | Civility, Elections, Public Opinion, Violence
Libby Cathey at ABC: Former Vice President Mike Pence was met with audible gasps and spats of applause when he made a surprise announcement on Saturday that he was suspending his campaign for president — becoming the first major candidate to drop out of the...
by jpitney | Sep 18, 2023 | Campaign Finance, Elections, Violence
Greg Morton Marianna Sotomayor and Camila DeChalus at WP: Candidates running for House and Senate offices increased campaign spending on security by more than 500 percent between the 2020 election and the 2022 midterms, a new Washington Post analysis of filings with...
