Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the odd woman out when it comes to the first Democratic debates at the end of June. There is, of course, two debates on consecutive nights with ten candidates on each stage. And because of a random draw, all the other top polling candidates (former […] Read more »
Cut From the Debate? It Doesn’t Mean a Candidate Can’t Matter
The Democratic National Committee is soon expected to announce the 20 candidates who qualified for the party’s first presidential debates. One candidate seems likely to come especially close but fall short: Steve Bullock, the governor of Montana. Mr. Bullock is set to miss the cut — along with Seth Moulton […] Read more »
Gender Differences in Emotional Reactions to the First 2016 Presidential Debate
The first presidential general election debate of 2016 was historic in many ways, featuring two unique candidates and the largest audience in history with just over 84 million viewers. We explore the emotional impact of this widely-viewed debate on viewers in our new article, entitled “Gender Differences in Emotional Reactions […] Read more »
Democratic National Committee drops Review-Journal poll
The Democratic National Committee dropped the Las Vegas Review-Journal poll from its list of polls used to winnow which presidential candidates qualify for its third and fourth presidential debates. The DNC did not respond to multiple queries from the Review-Journal as to the reasons behind the decision. CONT. Debra J. […] Read more »
America is about to find out if ‘Lunch Bucket Joe’ is a man of steel
… For Democratic voters trying to make up their minds about their next presidential nominee, the question is whether to go with their hearts or their minds. What is more important to them? Beating Trump at all costs, including on ideology, or ensuring that the next president is not just […] Read more »
Democratic Presidential Field Will Look A Lot Smaller By September
The Democratic presidential field is going to look a lot smaller by the fall. The Democratic National Committee, in announcing debates on Sept. 12 (and Sept. 13 for overflow, if necessary) with ABC News and Univision, released new rules for getting on the stage for those debates. The new qualification […] Read more »