Donald Trump, the ostensible Republican presidential nominee, proved mostly immune to TV attack ads in the primary race, able to use his dominance of social media to respond with a single tweet that would not only reach his more than 8 million Twitter followers but get repeated across every news medium. » More …
I attended a public forum on politics and polarization Wednesday evening and a civil discussion broke out.
The Humanities Washington’s Think & Drink program at Lindaman’s featured two political science professors from the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at WSU. The program was titled American Rage: Division and Anger in U.S. Politics. » More …
A WSU professor is leading a first-of-its-kind study of efforts to close the gender gap in the U.S. and abroad. Results will be made available to government leaders, policymakers and advocates to improve policy development and outcomes.
The goal is to “gain unprecedented insight into how to make democracies more responsive to the demands of all citizens,” said Amy Mazur, the Claudius O. and Mary W. Johnson distinguished professor in political science at WSU. » More …
Donald Trump has largely foot the bill for his White House bid in the Republican primary, and should he land the GOP’s nomination, despite what you’ve read, he might be able to pull off the same in the general election.
On the campaign trail, the real estate magnate has often boasted that he is self-funding his run, which is, more or less, true. His campaign has brought in $25.5 million as of January 31, 2016, $17.5 million of which came from a loan from Trump himself, according to data from OpenSecrets. » More …
It seems this legislative session has seen one surprise and standoff after another, from fallout over the DOC early release debacle to the Friday afternoon ouster of WSDOT Secretary Lynn Peterson.
“Poppycock. Bullfeathers,” said Governor Jay Inslee in a news conference the following week. “This is an election year stunt.”
Politics and polarization that feels more like Washington, D.C., but it turns out the other Washington suffers from its fair share, too. » More …