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    Primary Primers: An open primary means a Sanders win in Virginia on Super Tuesday is no certainty

Primary Primers: An open primary means a Sanders win in Virginia on Super Tuesday is no certainty

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Next Tuesday voters across 14 states will go to the polls to select their preferred nominee to take on President Trump in the fall. Caitlin Jewitt takes a close look at Virginia’s Democratic Primary, writing that while it is not the largest state in terms of pledged delegates to be won, the Old Dominion State will still have an […]

February 26th, 2020|2020 Primary Primers, Caitlin E. Jewitt, Elections and party politics across the US|1 Comment|
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    In presidential primaries, voters matter, but the parties prevail

In presidential primaries, voters matter, but the parties prevail

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With the 2020 presidential primary election season fast approaching, Caitlin E. Jewitt looks at how the reforms of the last 50 years have changed the way parties and voters choose who becomes a presidential nominee. Examining four decades’ worth of primary election data, she finds that rather than quickly deciding the nomination, moving states’ presidential primaries forward helps more […]

May 8th, 2019|Caitlin E. Jewitt, Elections and party politics across the US|0 Comments|
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    In a more polarized era more and more citizens are structuring their beliefs along ideological lines, just as politicians do.

In a more polarized era more and more citizens are structuring their beliefs along ideological lines, just as politicians do.

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While politics in the US has long been split along the left-right, liberal-conservative spectrum, most academics have assumed that these divisions had historically not percolated through to how most Americans see themselves. In new research which draws on election data, Caitlin E. Jewitt and Paul N. Goren find that people are now more able to structure their beliefs along the […]

February 15th, 2016|Caitlin E. Jewitt, Elections and party politics across the US, Paul N. Goren|0 Comments|
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    The Tea Party’s presence in primaries benefits the general election result in the Republican Party’s favor.

The Tea Party’s presence in primaries benefits the general election result in the Republican Party’s favor.

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With the rise in prominence and influence of conservative politicians such as Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul in recent years, the role of the Tea Party in U.S. politics has become more and more important. In new research, Caitlin E. Jewitt and Sarah A. Treul examine how the presence of a Tea Party candidate – a divisive election […]

September 3rd, 2014|Caitlin E. Jewitt, Elections and party politics across the US, Sarah A. Treul|1 Comment|
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