Experts in the News

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What is a president, anyway?

Even with almost any expert a phone call away, it is the president alone who must make the final decision and who will be held accountable. It is no wonder that almost every occupant of the Oval Office has left with far more gray hair than he had on Inauguration Day.
Melody Barnes, Russell Riley
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2024 Campaign Comes to a Close

Barbara Perry, Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia, talks about how history will look back on the 2024 Election Campaigns.
Barbara Perry
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Cristina Lopez-Gottardi Chao: The shifting Hispanic vote

Long considered an advantage for the Democrats, Hispanic voting patterns appear to be shifting, with gains expected for the Republican Party. This is making Hispanics a bit of a wild card in this year’s election. And while this shift is still in motion and remains unsettled, there are some who argue that it may be rooted in class and generational changes.
Cristina Lopez-Gottardi Chao
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The ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Election

Democrats and Republicans “are now engaged in a battle of the sexes,” said Jennifer Lawless, a political scientist at the University of Virginia. “This is the first time I can remember where they’re really not competing for the same voters at all."
Jennifer Lawless