William G. Mayer Associate Professor of Political Science w.mayer@neu.edu 617.373.4410 Expertise American politics, impeachment, media and politics, midterm elections, public opinion William G. Mayer in the Press Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette And so it begins “Crazy as it may sound, it’s no longer unusual for potential presidential candidates to test the waters this early,” said William Mayer, a Northeastern University political scientist. “Of course, Pompeo hasn’t yet announced his candidacy, and he may ultimately decide not to run. But I can guarantee you that a number of other Republicans are […] Article The Globe and Mail The astonishing thing about Biden’s campaign? He accomplishes so much by doing so little “This works, at least for now, for Biden,” said William Mayer, a Northeastern University political scientist. “It wouldn’t work against an ordinary opponent. The virus gives Biden a great excuse to keep himself hidden from the public. There are legitimate questions to be raised about Biden, but the fewer public appearances he makes the fewer […] Article Trump’s Self-Inflicted Wound: Losing Swing Voters As He Plays to His Base “If you want to win, you have to get a significant percentage of the swing voters,” said William G. Mayer, a professor of political science at Northeastern University who has written extensively about swing voters. Article South Carolina: Joe Biden’s last chance to blunt Bernie Sanders? In 2008, after winning Iowa but losing New Hampshire and Nevada, Mr Obama enjoyed a huge win over Mrs Clinton in South Carolina including 78 per cent of the black vote, according to data compiled by William Mayer, a politics professor at Northeastern University. Article Newsweek WHAT IS THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? In fact, winning in New Hampshire increases a candidate’s expected share of the total primary vote by 27 percentage points, according to William Mayer, a political scientist at Northeastern University. Article FiveThirtyEight Just How Many Swing Voters Are There? One way to get at this question is to use the approach of Northeastern University political scientist William Mayer, who wrote a 2008 book on the subject. Article Why it’s back to the future in the Democratic presidential race “The Democrats are split on the one hand racially and on the other hand in class terms,” says Northeastern University political scientist William Mayer, an expert on the presidential primary process. “And those have been persistent differences all the way through, you could even go back to 1972.” Article New York Magazine What Does the History of Black Primary Voting Tell Us About 2020? Thanks to the assistance of William Mayer, a political scientist at Northeastern University and an expert on presidential campaigns, NBC News has assembled for the first time a publicly available state-by-state record of the black vote for each of the nine competitive national Democratic campaigns since the inception of widespread exit polling. Article NBC News Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020 But thanks to the assistance of William Mayer, a political scientist at Northeastern University and an expert on presidential campaigns, NBC News has assembled for the first time a publicly available state-by-state record of the black vote for each of the nine competitive national Democratic campaigns since the inception of widespread exit polling. Article Boston Herald Mayer: Elizabeth Warren sticks to an old narrative Though there is no hard evidence that Elizabeth Warren had any Native American ancestors, the senator continues to claim that that was what her parents told her. In the words of a commercial she ran back during the 2012 election, “As a kid I never asked my mom for documentation when she talked about our […] William G. Mayer for Northeastern Global News Recounts almost never lead to election reversals. Here’s why they matter. Recounts almost never lead to election reversals. Here’s why they matter. ‘America first’: Trump’s inauguration speech echoes campaign rhetoric ‘America first’: Trump’s inauguration speech echoes campaign rhetoric What to watch for during today’s presidential inauguration What to watch for during today’s presidential inauguration 3Qs: Partisan politics and the party platform 3Qs: Partisan politics and the party platform 3Qs: Seeing politics from the front lines 3Qs: Seeing politics from the front lines How’s Obama doing so far? How’s Obama doing so far? Professor assesses Tea Party’s impact Professor assesses Tea Party’s impact
Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette And so it begins “Crazy as it may sound, it’s no longer unusual for potential presidential candidates to test the waters this early,” said William Mayer, a Northeastern University political scientist. “Of course, Pompeo hasn’t yet announced his candidacy, and he may ultimately decide not to run. But I can guarantee you that a number of other Republicans are […]
Article The Globe and Mail The astonishing thing about Biden’s campaign? He accomplishes so much by doing so little “This works, at least for now, for Biden,” said William Mayer, a Northeastern University political scientist. “It wouldn’t work against an ordinary opponent. The virus gives Biden a great excuse to keep himself hidden from the public. There are legitimate questions to be raised about Biden, but the fewer public appearances he makes the fewer […]
Article Trump’s Self-Inflicted Wound: Losing Swing Voters As He Plays to His Base “If you want to win, you have to get a significant percentage of the swing voters,” said William G. Mayer, a professor of political science at Northeastern University who has written extensively about swing voters.
Article South Carolina: Joe Biden’s last chance to blunt Bernie Sanders? In 2008, after winning Iowa but losing New Hampshire and Nevada, Mr Obama enjoyed a huge win over Mrs Clinton in South Carolina including 78 per cent of the black vote, according to data compiled by William Mayer, a politics professor at Northeastern University.
Article Newsweek WHAT IS THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? In fact, winning in New Hampshire increases a candidate’s expected share of the total primary vote by 27 percentage points, according to William Mayer, a political scientist at Northeastern University.
Article FiveThirtyEight Just How Many Swing Voters Are There? One way to get at this question is to use the approach of Northeastern University political scientist William Mayer, who wrote a 2008 book on the subject.
Article Why it’s back to the future in the Democratic presidential race “The Democrats are split on the one hand racially and on the other hand in class terms,” says Northeastern University political scientist William Mayer, an expert on the presidential primary process. “And those have been persistent differences all the way through, you could even go back to 1972.”
Article New York Magazine What Does the History of Black Primary Voting Tell Us About 2020? Thanks to the assistance of William Mayer, a political scientist at Northeastern University and an expert on presidential campaigns, NBC News has assembled for the first time a publicly available state-by-state record of the black vote for each of the nine competitive national Democratic campaigns since the inception of widespread exit polling.
Article NBC News Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020 But thanks to the assistance of William Mayer, a political scientist at Northeastern University and an expert on presidential campaigns, NBC News has assembled for the first time a publicly available state-by-state record of the black vote for each of the nine competitive national Democratic campaigns since the inception of widespread exit polling.
Article Boston Herald Mayer: Elizabeth Warren sticks to an old narrative Though there is no hard evidence that Elizabeth Warren had any Native American ancestors, the senator continues to claim that that was what her parents told her. In the words of a commercial she ran back during the 2012 election, “As a kid I never asked my mom for documentation when she talked about our […]