“(I)t is important to recognize that Hillary, the believer in the Social Gospel, and women’s and children’s rights, is still the person whose core values have never changed. (And) she hopefully has learned how wrong it is to be so protective of her personal privacy.”
“(T)oo often well-meaning folks on the left make deeply flawed and problematic arguments against gun rights, confuse correlation with causation and ignore that despite growing gun ownership rates, violence has been trending downward for decades.”
Graduate student Eladio Bobadilla writing for Campaign Stop
“(A) combination of market forces, statutory deadlines, pending lawsuits and open agency rule-makings will force the nation's 45th president to tackle a wide range of energy issues. These decisions could shape the electricity sector for decades to come.”
Jonas Monast, Sarah Adair and Kate Konschnik writing in The Hill
In an interview with The Chronicle following the second presidential debate, terrorism expert David Schanzer says he fears Trump “would get us deeply involved in a ground war against ISIS in Syria, which would be even worse than the situation in Iraq. … I'm also concerned, both internationally and domestically, by how he has insulted Islam, and how that would affect the ability of the United States to work with Muslim-majority countries and also traumatize Muslim-Americans.”
“Think how bizarre this is: a man, running for president, just to be loved. A man for whom poll results are as important as election results because they both demonstrate levels of love. A man who will say whatever the audiences at his rallies want to hear from him. And then think how dangerous it is.”
“Policymaking needs to be informed by popular well-being, not just income and output. If that were the case, disaffected voters such as those supporting Trump would show up on policymakers' radar much earlier.”
“A long time ago my mother, Fanny Zelicovich Dorfman, who, alas, has not been alive for some 20 years, fell afoul of a system of interrogation similar to the one the Republican candidate wishes to put into place. Her story might provide a sober perspective on the pitfalls and traps that such examinations entail,” writes Ariel Dorfman, distinguished professor emeritus of literature and Latin-American studies.
Compared to 2008 and 2012, when Obama signs dominated the black community in Durham, Clinton's presence there is so light “you wouldn't even know there was an election,” says a Duke political scientist. "They aren't talking about it with enthusiasm for Clinton but in opposition to Donald Trump. If you're the candidate, you want people to be enthusiastic about you because it might affect turnout.”
“It is increasingly difficult to get truly random samples, mainly because people are reluctant to respond to polls,” says a Duke professor of statistical science. “At the same time, big data from social media and online surveying offer potentially huge sample sizes, but with a significant risk that the resulting data are not representative of the whole population.”
Hillary Clinton
If she wins, which Hillary will govern?
“(I)t is important to recognize that Hillary, the believer in the Social Gospel, and women’s and children’s rights, is still the person whose core values have never changed. (And) she hopefully has learned how wrong it is to be so protective of her personal privacy.”
William Chafe writing in The News & Observer
Gun Rights
In defense of gun rights: An argument from the left
“(T)oo often well-meaning folks on the left make deeply flawed and problematic arguments against gun rights, confuse correlation with causation and ignore that despite growing gun ownership rates, violence has been trending downward for decades.”
Graduate student Eladio Bobadilla writing for Campaign Stop
Energy Policy
Energy must be a top priority for next president
“(A) combination of market forces, statutory deadlines, pending lawsuits and open agency rule-makings will force the nation's 45th president to tackle a wide range of energy issues. These decisions could shape the electricity sector for decades to come.”
Jonas Monast, Sarah Adair and Kate Konschnik writing in The Hill
Homegrown terrorism
Donald Trump’s ‘dangerously misguided’ policies
In an interview with The Chronicle following the second presidential debate, terrorism expert David Schanzer says he fears Trump “would get us deeply involved in a ground war against ISIS in Syria, which would be even worse than the situation in Iraq. … I'm also concerned, both internationally and domestically, by how he has insulted Islam, and how that would affect the ability of the United States to work with Muslim-majority countries and also traumatize Muslim-Americans.”
David Schanzer in The Chronicle
Trump’s Behavior
Donald Trump’s cry for love
“Think how bizarre this is: a man, running for president, just to be loved. A man for whom poll results are as important as election results because they both demonstrate levels of love. A man who will say whatever the audiences at his rallies want to hear from him. And then think how dangerous it is.”
Ralf Michaels writing in The Huffington Post
American Jobs
A job for everyone
“A federal job guarantee – a job for every American that wants one – has deep American roots.”
Mark Paul in US News & World Report
Economic Indicators
The tools we use to measure the economy are broken
“Policymaking needs to be informed by popular well-being, not just income and output. If that were the case, disaffected voters such as those supporting Trump would show up on policymakers' radar much earlier.”
Dirk Philipsen writing in The Hill
Immigration
My mother and Trump’s border: America has been through this “extreme vetting” before
“A long time ago my mother, Fanny Zelicovich Dorfman, who, alas, has not been alive for some 20 years, fell afoul of a system of interrogation similar to the one the Republican candidate wishes to put into place. Her story might provide a sober perspective on the pitfalls and traps that such examinations entail,” writes Ariel Dorfman, distinguished professor emeritus of literature and Latin-American studies.
Ariel Dorfman writing in Salon
Presidential Election
Can Barack Obama help Hillary Clinton win the black vote?
Compared to 2008 and 2012, when Obama signs dominated the black community in Durham, Clinton's presence there is so light “you wouldn't even know there was an election,” says a Duke political scientist. "They aren't talking about it with enthusiasm for Clinton but in opposition to Donald Trump. If you're the candidate, you want people to be enthusiastic about you because it might affect turnout.”
Kerry Haynie in U.S. News & World Report
Polling Reliability
Don’t over-rely on polling this election season
“It is increasingly difficult to get truly random samples, mainly because people are reluctant to respond to polls,” says a Duke professor of statistical science. “At the same time, big data from social media and online surveying offer potentially huge sample sizes, but with a significant risk that the resulting data are not representative of the whole population.”
Jerry Reiter in The Chronicle