Susan Orr

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    Deadlines, delegate divisions and demographics helped determine the New York presidential primary result  

Deadlines, delegate divisions and demographics helped determine the New York presidential primary result  

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Yesterday the Empire State held its presidential primary contest for the Republican and Democratic parties, with local billionaire Donald Trump and the state’s former US Senator Hillary Clinton winning the most delegates in the respective GOP and Democratic contests. Susan Orr writes that while in previous years, party nominations have been sewn up by this time; New York’s primary […]

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    Falling union membership could be detrimental to Latino political participation.

Falling union membership could be detrimental to Latino political participation.

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In the last Presidential election, Latino voters had one of the largest gaps in turnout compared with White Americans. In new research, Peter L. Francia and Susan Orr find that despite the labor movement being written off by many commentators as a spent political force, union membership plays a significant role in increasing Latino voter registration and turnout. They argue […]

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