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New book reveals Electoral College strategies in modern political era
A new book co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political scientist explores the road to the White House through three distinct eras of presidential campaigning.
The book, “...
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How do presidential candidates embody ideas about national identity, including views of Latinos?
Professor J. David Cisneros spoke with the Illinois News Bureau's research editor Sharita Forrest about how political candidates in U.S. elections both court and disparage Latinx communities.
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Will social media polls accurately predict the winner of the U.S. presidential election?
Communication professor JungHwan Yang, a co-principal investigator on a research project and a website that examine the informal polls about the U.S. presidential election posted on X, formerly Twitter. Yang spoke with News Bureau research editor Sharita Forrest about the project.