Costas Panagopoulos

Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, said the ousting of older incumbents signals that voters are tired of a gerontocracy—being ruled by the elderly—and want change.

Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek on Wednesday that Crowley’s win “likely boosts Democrats’ chances to win the governor’s race against the GOP’s Tiffany in Wisconsin.”

Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, cautioned against reading too much into the findings of the latest Marquette Law School poll.

Trump could be trying to “flex his muscles” as president while “overestimating his executive authority,” Costas Panagopoulos, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek.

Costas Panagopoulos, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that by blasting Biden repeatedly, Trump “heightened the salience of age in assessing presidents and presidential candidates and likely caused voters to pay greater attention to age and ability than they might have otherwise.”

It makes sense for Democrats to rally behind Platner, Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek.

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, said the allegations against Platner could be enough to affect the outcome of the race.

“It may not be so much about what Blanche has done already but more so about what he has said or signaled he would do in the future if confirmed,” Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek.

Costas Panagopoulos, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek the results painted a “mixed picture” for Trump and Republicans.

But his endorsement still could be influential in these races, Costas Panagopoulos, political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek on Monday.