Power Up: McCarthy caught between #MAGA and GOP
The Washington Post quoted Jeffery Jenkins ofthe USC Price School on the congressional lame duck session.
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Democrats focusing on small donations as campaign tactic
Trump-backed California gubernatorial candidate Cox could finish second Tuesday to secure November run-off spot
CNBC quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about the limited support for any other gubernatorial candidates besides Democrat Gavin Newsom.
How California’s ‘Jungle Primary’ System Works
NPR’s “All Things Considered” interviewed Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College about California’s top-two primary system.
‘Parties & Partisanship in the Age of Trump’ symposium gathers scholars nationwide at USC Bedrosian Center
According to Bedrosian Center Director Jeffery Jenkins, “there are few issues more important today than partisanship. We live in a world today where partisan divisions run so deep that some of the most basic things we expect from government aren’t being done. People inside and outside of Congress are more interested in skewering the other side rather than work together or find common ground.”
Another ‘flip flop’ in Congress? 2018 midterms give Democrats hope
USA Today quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on why Democrats might have a more difficult time winning in Ed Royce’s congressional district now that he is not seeking reelection.
The polls speak: the American people are with the dreamers, not with Trump
La Opinion quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about the likelihood Congress will pass legislation to protect the Dreamers. “Part of the problem is that there is support for the dreamers, but there is not the same level of popular support to maintain the government closure in exchange for the Dream Act and that was…
The Politics of #HimToo
In an op-ed posted in The New York Times by a contributing writer, Abby Wood, USC Gould School, was quoted on the standard of acceptable behavior established by the Democratic Party. I’m struck by where the Democrats drew this line. Suppose they had drawn it somewhere between the allegations against Rep. John Conyers and those…
Healthcare May Be Hazardous To Political Health
Fox & Hounds Daily published an editorial by Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School and Doug Jeffe on how politicians must address health care among highly partisan constituents. The health care system, in America and in California, is far from perfect and a number of fixes and upgrades are clearly in order. Nationally…
California Today: The Latino Education Crisis
The New York Times’ “California Today” newsletter quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about the national attention Californian elections will capture next year. On Tuesday, voters across the country returned to the polls. Believe it or not, Wednesday marks one full year since Election Day 2016. And while some states held votes…