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Reeher comments on lack of dominant Dem candidate in 2020 in The Hill
Reeher discusses Trump, Sessions in USA Today
"The sense of tradition is very strong in the Senate—there's a level of mutual respect and having each other's back," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, about Senate Republicans' support of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
White quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on Trump, executive power
"A president might do all kinds of inappropriate things, but if members of Congress don’t want to impeach the president, the president won’t be impeached," says Steven White, assistant professor of political science.
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