“Uncontrollable world events can tip elections. … In fact, Donald Trump’s election chances may depend on something as seemingly random as a global epidemic.”
As in previous presidential elections, a group of experts at science and engineering organizations submitted 20 questions last week to this year’s candidates, seeking their positions on topics including innovation, research, climate change and the internet. (View the questions at http://sciencedebate.org/20qs). Among the scientists who are part of this effort are Duke professors Michael B. Waitzkin and Nita Farahany. In a Q&A with Campaign Stop 2016, Waitzkin, deputy director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, talks about the importance of the candidates’ answers in this year’s election.
The Charlotte Observer’s cartoonist Kevin Siers offers his take on Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort’s ties to Ukraine for elections he worked on as an international consultant. Siers will be part of a political cartoon and satire festival at Duke Sept. 21-24.
While giving Donald Trump credit for a “surprisingly serious” speech on counterterrorism Monday, former Bush administration official Peter Feaver said that “given how vehemently Trump has denounced Bush’s national security team, it is striking how much of this speech depends on counterterrorism ideas developed by the Bush administration. It is not a perfect copy -- we never contemplated seizing the oil for our own purposes and we were far more concerned about how anti-Muslim rhetoric might demoralize the moderate Muslim voices we were seeking to empower. But the good parts are not new -- they are imported from the Bush approach -- and the new parts are not good.”
“Voting for Clinton perpetuates the lesser-evil system they’ve been fighting. By giving their vote to the “safe” liberal, voters continue to give life to this system,” says a Duke Ph.D. candidate.
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their running mates are keeping fact-checkers "crazy busy" this election season, says PolitiFact founding editor and Duke professor Bill Adair.
The head of the Duke Islamic Studies Center writes that a Trump candidacy leaves “American Muslims with two viable options: supporting the historically symbolic yet flawed candidacy of Hillary Clinton, or investing in the Green Party.”
Fifty of the nation's top Republican national security officials, including Duke political scientist Peter Feaver, signed a letter Monday saying they would not vote for Donald Trump. Feaver says Trump “has not improved on any of the dimensions that concerned me last year: his temperament, his integrity, his understanding of complex issues, his capacity to attract the nation's finest talent and mobilize them to address our challenges.”
The plurality method “is a very poor electoral method with which to run a primary election with 17 candidates,” says a professor emeritus of law and political science.
In the lead-up to a political cartoon and satire festival on Duke’s campus this fall, members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists have agreed to let Campaign Stop republish their work. They will take part in a political cartoon and satire festival at Duke on Sept. 21. For more information, visit https://polis.sanford.duke.edu/event/duke-political-cartoon-satire-festival/.
Influencing Voters
Could a Zika epidemic be the key to a Trump victory?
“Uncontrollable world events can tip elections. … In fact, Donald Trump’s election chances may depend on something as seemingly random as a global epidemic.”
Forbes
Presidential Race
Where do presidential candidates stand on key science issues?
As in previous presidential elections, a group of experts at science and engineering organizations submitted 20 questions last week to this year’s candidates, seeking their positions on topics including innovation, research, climate change and the internet. (View the questions at http://sciencedebate.org/20qs). Among the scientists who are part of this effort are Duke professors Michael B. Waitzkin and Nita Farahany. In a Q&A with Campaign Stop 2016, Waitzkin, deputy director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, talks about the importance of the candidates’ answers in this year’s election.
Political Cartoons
Caught with his hand in the cookie jar?
The Charlotte Observer’s cartoonist Kevin Siers offers his take on Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort’s ties to Ukraine for elections he worked on as an international consultant. Siers will be part of a political cartoon and satire festival at Duke Sept. 21-24.
Charlotte Observer
National Security
Trump’s terrorism plan mixes Cold War concepts and limits on immigrants
While giving Donald Trump credit for a “surprisingly serious” speech on counterterrorism Monday, former Bush administration official Peter Feaver said that “given how vehemently Trump has denounced Bush’s national security team, it is striking how much of this speech depends on counterterrorism ideas developed by the Bush administration. It is not a perfect copy -- we never contemplated seizing the oil for our own purposes and we were far more concerned about how anti-Muslim rhetoric might demoralize the moderate Muslim voices we were seeking to empower. But the good parts are not new -- they are imported from the Bush approach -- and the new parts are not good.”
New York Times
Hillary Clinton
Why a Sanders’ supporter finds it hard to back Clinton
“Voting for Clinton perpetuates the lesser-evil system they’ve been fighting. By giving their vote to the “safe” liberal, voters continue to give life to this system,” says a Duke Ph.D. candidate.
Campaign Stop 2016
Candidate Claims
Keeping fact-checkers ‘crazy busy’
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their running mates are keeping fact-checkers "crazy busy" this election season, says PolitiFact founding editor and Duke professor Bill Adair.
CBS This Morning
Presidential Race
A Muslim’s qualified, critical support for Hillary Clinton
The head of the Duke Islamic Studies Center writes that a Trump candidacy leaves “American Muslims with two viable options: supporting the historically symbolic yet flawed candidacy of Hillary Clinton, or investing in the Green Party.”
The Islamic Monthly
Opposing Trump
‘Reckless statements and erratic behavior’
Fifty of the nation's top Republican national security officials, including Duke political scientist Peter Feaver, signed a letter Monday saying they would not vote for Donald Trump. Feaver says Trump “has not improved on any of the dimensions that concerned me last year: his temperament, his integrity, his understanding of complex issues, his capacity to attract the nation's finest talent and mobilize them to address our challenges.”
The Chronicle
Electing Presidents
It’s time for a new primary electoral system
The plurality method “is a very poor electoral method with which to run a primary election with 17 candidates,” says a professor emeritus of law and political science.
RealClearPolitics
Political Satire
Political cartoon and satire festival coming to Duke
In the lead-up to a political cartoon and satire festival on Duke’s campus this fall, members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists have agreed to let Campaign Stop republish their work. They will take part in a political cartoon and satire festival at Duke on Sept. 21. For more information, visit https://polis.sanford.duke.edu/event/duke-political-cartoon-satire-festival/.