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Jacobson weighs in on the firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper in FP
On Monday, President Trump announced that he fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, amid lingering tensions between them. "You’re trying to have as seamless a transition as possible. Don’t do things that make the system more chaotic," says Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington programs at the Maxwell School. "Our enemies are going to take note of that, they know that now is a particularly vulnerable time." Jacobson was quoted in the Foreign Policy article, "Trump Fires His Embattled Pentagon Chief by Tweet."
11/10/2020

White discusses the importance of GA runoff elections in The Nation
The stakes are as high as they possibly could be, because, as Assistant Professor of Political Science Steven White notes, "If Democrats win the two Senate races in Georgia, their odds of being able to pass the legislation in their platform [go] up dramatically." White was quoted in The Nation article, "Georgia Voters Can Put an End to Mitch McConnell’s Grim Reaping." He was also quoted in the Las Vegas Review-Journal article, "Democrats pin Senate hopes on Georgia runoff elections," the White Plains CitizeNetReporter article, "Impact of Georgia U.S. Senate Seat Runoff Elections," and the The 74 article, "Makeup of Senate Means Biden Will Likely Lack Votes and ‘Big Buckets of Funding’ for Expansive Education Agenda."
11/9/2020

Thorson provides key election takeaways in Washington Post article
High voter turnout, rethinking election "fundamentals," nationalized politics, and the significance of electoral cycles are just a few of the takeaways from the 2020 election that Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, and her co-author write about. Their article, "Here are six big takeaways from the 2020 elections," was published in the Washington Post.
11/9/2020

Reeher provides election commentary to local, international press
"It may be the Democrats have yet to find the balance they need between the left wing of their party and the rest of it," Professor Grant Reeher told Spectrum News. "Biden struggled to balance these two camps. Republicans beat expectations, and with a more ‘presidential’ candidate at the top of the ticket, they could be well positioned in 2024." Reeher provided election commentary to several local and international media outlets.
11/7/2020

Bybee talks to WSYR about how to deal with political polarization
"I think what’s important to realize about civility is it’s all a matter of display. It’s a matter of showing people respect. You don’t have to like everybody," says Keith Bybee, professor of political science and author of "How Civility Works." The problem with that is many people have different ideas of what respectable behavior should look like. It all comes back to how you were raised, says Bybee. Read more in the WSYR article, "Dealing with the differences: How to handle political polarization."
11/6/2020

Gadarian quoted in NPR article on COVID-19, support for Trump
"What we've seen is over time that the biggest determinant of people's worries about COVID-19 and their attitudes about COVID-19 is not where they live or the COVID-19 deaths in their area, but it is their partisanship," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science. "We know partisanship matters a great deal for people's vote choice." Read more in the NPR article, "Many Places Hard Hit By COVID-19 Leaned More Toward Trump In 2020 Than 2016." Gadarian was also interviewed for the City & State article, "New York’s voter registration and turnout continue to lag."
11/6/2020

Monnat talks to Vox about the dichotomy between public health, economy
"If we want people to feel comfortable enough to go back out to bars and restaurants, to travel, and to send their kids to school, we need to see a decline in cases, and people need to feel confident that their peers will behave responsibly for the greater good," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. She was quoted in the Vox article, "Exit polls suggest significant polarization about the pandemic and its economic fallout."
11/5/2020

Flores-Lagunes quoted in WSJ article on US unemployment
"As these last few weeks have shown us, the pandemic is not over," says Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics. He says the recent surge in COVID-19 cases could lead to another round of business closures and job losses, potentially unwinding a portion of the labor market’s summer rebound. And until a vaccine becomes widely available, Flores-Lagunes says, weaker consumer demand will continue to weigh on the recovery. "Going back to normal in terms of economic activity really depends on getting the virus under control," he says. Read more in the Wall Street Journal article, "U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Nearly Steady Last Week."
11/5/2020

Monnat part of team recognized for research on rural America
A research team of 39 investigators from 28 colleges and universities from across the United States has been recognized by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the United States Department of Agriculture with its National Excellence in Multistate Research Award. Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology, currently chairs the research coalition and accepted the award on behalf of her colleagues in a virtual ceremony.
11/4/2020

Pralle discusses updating county flood maps in Cortland Standard
The Cortland County flood map "might show a reasonable flood risk today, but since we don’t make those investment decisions with ramifications far into the future, the maps don’t really help us plan for a different climate," says Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science. "When we look at flood maps now, the conversations are about the insurance cost," Pralle says. Instead, "we have to get to the point where we talk about these things as risks and how to mitigate these things as well." Read more in the Cortland Standard article, "What Cortland County’s flood map does, and doesn’t, show."
11/4/2020

Harrington Meyer discusses new book on Colgate University podcast
University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer and alumna Ynesse Abdul-Malak ’13 MA (Soc)/’17 PhD (Soc) of Colgate University discuss their research related to grandparents caring for grandchildren with disabilities in an episode of 13, a bi-weekly podcast from Colgate University.
11/4/2020

Bybee talks to WAER about the partisan profile of SCOTUS
"Majorities of Americans will no longer see the court as an impartial harbinger of law, and will instead interpret judicial decisions simply as Democrats and Republicans in opposition, on the high court," says Keith Bybee, professor of political science. "When you have that kind of understanding eclipsing a view of impartiality, then the legitimacy of the entire institution is at risk." Read more in the WAER article, "SU Professor Questions Whether Supreme Court Can Be Seen as Impartial Amid Partisan Influences."
11/4/2020

Stonecash discusses what drives polarization in CSM
Polarization will also likely exist long after President Trump has left the stage, says Jeffrey Stonecash, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science. To understand it, we need to examine the ideas and values that drive it – which groups embrace some ideas and not others, and how those groups politically align, he argues. At the heart of all this is a question, Stonecash says: What defines America? Read more in the Christian Science Monitor article, "Election 2020’s fundamental question: ‘What defines America?’" Stonecash was also quoted in the TODAY article, "US presidential election — what a Trump or Biden win means."
11/3/2020

Lovely comments on auto trade under Biden presidency in CNBC article
"On automotive trade, I don’t think you’re going to see Biden making much of a move," says Professor Mary Lovely. "There’s no way, especially with the labor support Biden has, he’s going to change that." Read more in the CNBC article, "What a Trump or Biden win for president means for U.S. automakers." Lovely was also quoted in the Law360 article, "'Made In America' 2020 Tax Policies Short On Details."
11/3/2020

Monnat talks to BuzzFeed News, Vox about COVID-19, Trump voter support
There’s no overstating the size of the challenge the former vice president faces in rebuilding America — but he’s the candidate who is owning up to the scale of the problem, says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "The president has been asking Americans to deny what they see happening right in front of them," she tells Vox. "People are tired. They want to see some leadership and a coordinated national coronavirus response." Monnat was quoted in the Vox article, "Polls show Trump is losing ground where the coronavirus is surging," and the BuzzFeed News article, "Trump And Republican Senators Are Losing Votes Due To Coronavirus Deaths, A New Study Says."
11/2/2020

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