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Sen. Dean Heller, right, and President Donald Trump, who endorsed him, at a rally on Sept. 20, 2018, in Las Vegas. Heller lost the reelection. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

August 3, 2021

Does a Trump endorsement make a difference? Yes, but not the way a candidate hopes it will

Hans J.G. Hassell, Florida State University; Andrew Ballard, American University, and Michael Heseltine, American University School of Public Affairs

Candidates: Be careful what you wish for.

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2020. Madel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

May 18, 2020

Claims of ideological bias among the media may be overblown

Hans J.G. Hassell, Florida State University; John Holbein, University of Virginia; Kevin Reuning, Miami University, and Matthew R. Miles, Brigham Young University

Though political elites complain about what the media covers, and how they cover it, research shows that ideological bias among media outlets is largely nonexistent.

Twenty-two of the 24 Democratic 2020 presidential candidates. Reuters

May 16, 2019

Why are there so many candidates for president?

Hans J.G. Hassell, Florida State University

The number of candidates in presidential primaries has skyrocketed since the 2016 election. Divisions inside political parties and easy ways for candidates to raise money are among the reasons why.

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