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Do political endorsements still matter?

How much do endorsements matter today, and when can they make or break a campaign? Northeastern political scientists weigh in.

by Tanner Stening May 26, 2022

What is the future of Black Twitter under Elon Musk?

The online community has been supporting and driving causes in the U.S.—including the Black Lives Matter movement—for more than a decade. But its future is in doubt now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter, says Meredith Clark, a Northeastern professor who is publishing a book on Black Twitter.

by Ian Thomsen April 29, 2022

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to press during a briefing on the government shutdown, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Cheriss May/Getty Images

Should news networks hire partisan political pundits?

The beeline from government service to media commentary, while not at all uncommon today, can hurt the legitimacy of news organizations if they make a poor hiring choice, warns Northeastern journalism professor Dan Kennedy.

by Tanner Stening April 5, 2022

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Do Facebook ads win elections? It’s complicated.

“You can't just run $1 million in Facebook ads and think that voter turnout is going to magically skyrocket,” says Northeastern assistant professor Katherine Haenschen, whose research reveals that political campaigns must use the platform in a highly targeted way.

by Ian Thomsen March 8, 2022

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, joined by from left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. John Barrasso, and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, pauses as he speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Should there be a maximum age limit for elected politicians?

More than half of Americans support a maximum age limit for elected officials to hold office, according to a recent YouGov poll. Northeastern professors explain why such limits are difficult to enact.

by Tanner Stening February 4, 2022

A year after the Capitol insurrection, faith in democracy wanes

Looking back, it’s clear that the particular circumstances of the 2020 election created a “perfect storm” that crystallized distrust of the democratic process among people who may already have had misgivings, says David Lazer, university distinguished professor of political science and computer sciences at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan January 5, 2022

Suggestions for beefing up security around the U.S. Capitol include the hiring of hundreds of officers. But Northeastern security experts warn of the dangers of a police state at the heart of American democracy. Photo By Tom Williams/AP Images

Are red states and blue states on the verge of a civil war?

The one-year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol siege underscores the growing red-blue political divide in America. But don’t mistake it for full-blown civil war, which requires a large number of deaths, says Max Abrahms, who teaches national security and counterterrorism at Northeastern.

by Peter Ramjug January 5, 2022

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Massachusetts’ anti-Trump GOP governor is leaving office more popular with Democrats

Republican Charlie Baker’s decision to walk away from the governorship in 2022 comes despite high plaudits from Massachusetts residents, according to a study by Northeastern and several partner institutions. His departure is indicative of former president Donald Trump’s influence on the national GOP.

by Peter Ramjug December 13, 2021

Democrats’ electoral losses were a referendum on Biden, political experts say

The president’s dwindling popularity and stalled legislative agenda cast a shadow over Tuesday’s races, says political science professor Costas Panagopoulos. Republicans outperformed expectations in Virginia and New Jersey, blue states that Biden easily carried last year over Donald Trump. “It’s clear Republicans had a good night,” Panagopoulos says.

by Peter Ramjug November 3, 2021

It’s been ‘a litany of lament.’ New speaker series sheds light on the history of anti-Asian hate.

Russell Jeung, who founded the platform Stop Anti-Asian American Pacific Islander Hate, spoke at Northeastern University as part of a new lecture series that explores the troubling rise in anti-Asian bigotry sweeping the country.

by Tanner Stening September 28, 2021

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