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Banks expresses concern about election aftermath in Spectrum News article

"On a scale of one to 10, I’d say my worry is about a nine," says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs. "There are several plausible scenarios that could cause this election to go off the rails."

October 7, 2020

See related: U.S. Elections, United States

Thompson discusses impact of Trump's health with CNY Central, KPCC

"This is unusual in that it's part of a larger national story, it's not simply a story that a particular individual has contracted or a condition that a particular president has contracted. Its part of a pandemic," Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science, tells CNY Central. If the president's condition worsens to the point where his presidential authority needs to be transferred to Vice President Mike Pence, it will have a major impact on the upcoming election, she says. "If he becomes seriously ill obviously it will have an impact." Thompson was also interviewed on KPCC's "AirTalk." 
October 6, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. Elections, United States

Gadarian speaks to FiveThirtyEight, WAER about Trump's diagnosis

"Attitudes and behaviors around COVID-19 have become really concrete at this point — it will take a lot to move them in a significant, lasting way," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.

October 6, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. Elections, United States

Monnat reacts to Amazon tracking opioid use in VICE article

"This is news to me, and it's disturbing," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "I asked around to other drug experts I know, and none of them knew this was happening. I am a bit shocked but shouldn't be. Corporations increasingly have access to a litany of data and know more about us than anyone else."

October 5, 2020

See related: Opioids, United States

White quoted in Los Angeles Times article on mistruths surrounding Trump's health

October 5, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. Immigration, United States

Faricy piece on the obstacle to reforming tax code published in New York Times

Chris Faricy, associate professor of political science, argues that the main obstacle to reforming the tax code is not President Donald Trump, but rather the upper-middle-class American voter.

October 5, 2020

See related: Taxation, United States

Reeher discusses court-packing with Fox News

"I think the tone of things would shift quickly if Biden were elected," Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says. He adds that there would be "more pushback" if Biden and Democrats actually pushed adding seats to the Supreme Court forward.

October 2, 2020

See related: Political Parties, SCOTUS, United States

Monnat comments on the importance of census data in CNN article

"Census data matter more than any other data that are collected by anyone in the U.S. A 2020 Census failure is a failure for the whole country," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.

October 1, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States

Lovely quoted in Washington Times article on Trump, Biden and trade

"I would just say an important difference between Biden and Trump, when the smoke clears, is that Biden wants to work with the allies," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.

September 30, 2020

See related: Political Parties, Trade, U.S. Elections, United States

Reeher weighs in on rush to fill vacant SCOTUS seat in Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Grant Reeher discusses the risk for Democrat's in an aggressive push to nominations to fill vacancies in high courts, although it could be perceived as a partisan scheme to stack the court just before an election cycle. Read more in "Top New York Democrats urge delay in filling high court vacancy." 
September 30, 2020

See related: SCOTUS, U.S. Elections, United States

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