Democratic Party

Elections analysis: Dems’ wins not necessarily ‘harbinger’ for ’18

Tuesday’s election results may not be a harbinger for 2018, according to political science professor Costas Panagopoulos, but they do establish “a pool of candidates who can go on to run” for higher offices. Here, Panagopoulos examines this week’s off-cycle elections.

by Molly Callahan November 9, 2017

Recent grad on election’s front lines in battleground state of Pennsylvania

Chelsie Ouellette has spent the past year-and-a-half working for the Hillary Clinton campaign. From managing teams of campaign workers and training volunteers, to engaging with voters and developing strategies to reach them, all of it has been with an eye toward Tuesday—Election Day.

by Greg St. Martin November 8, 2016

What to look for in the first presidential debate

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton will face off tonight in their first of three scheduled debates. We asked journalism professor Alan Schroeder, an expert on televised debates, about the keys for the candidates, whether one of them has more to gain or lose, and the roles of both the moderator and real-time fact-checkers.

by Greg St. Martin September 26, 2016

Making sense of today’s political conventions

With the Republican National Convention set to begin on Monday in Cleveland, Ohio, we spoke with Northeastern professor William Crotty about what actually happens at political conventions and the evolving role these conventions have played in presidential elections.

by Matthew McDonald July 18, 2016

Elections analysis: Dems’ wins not necessarily ‘harbinger’ for ’18

Recent grad on election’s front lines in battleground state of Pennsylvania

What to look for in the first presidential debate

Making sense of today’s political conventions

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