The Center for Survey Research (CSR) has begun polling for the 2020 presidential election. With the South Carolina Democratic primary approaching (Feb. 29), the CSR conducted two polls in the Palmetto state, one before the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) and one after the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary (Feb. 12-13). The results of the polls, which showed Joe Biden’s initial lead shrink significantly after the Iowa and New Hampshire contests, received national press attention in outlets that included The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Atlantic, Newsweek, New York Magazine, Vox, The Hill, The Washington Times, and The News & Observer.
Month: February 2020
Super Tuesday “Watch” Party
Join Dr. Baumgartner and others in the Main Campus Student Center, Room 252, on Tuesday, March 3, from 8-10:30, to follow and discuss the results from Super Tuesday voting.
Pizza, snacks & drinks will be provided.
Dr. Mosier Published in “Teaching Public Administration”
Mosier, Samantha L. and Susan M. Opp. 2019. Pracademics in Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration Accredited Programs: Insights from a Survey of Program Faculty Members. Teaching Public Administration.
Abstract: This article examines current and previous practitioner experiences of faculty in Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration accredited programs. Using original survey data, this study demonstrates that a majority of Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration program faculty members have prior or current practitioner experiences. However, prior practitioner experiences among younger faculty is significantly lower when compared to older faculty. Faculty report far less current engagement and, of those who do have active engagement roles, most are participating in short-term activities and in non-profit roles. Evaluation credit may be one dynamic to understanding a lack of engaged service activity. A majority of respondents engaging in outside service are from research-focused, doctoral-granting institutions, where it is more likely positive credit is received. Collectively, the results demonstrate that, for the most part, faculty members do have practical experience that can influence their teaching and research functions; however, current incentive and promotion structures may not actively support service engagement activities for modern faculty.
SEE: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0144739419894039?journalCode=tpaa
Dr. Morris Presents New Research in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dr. Jonathan Morris, with Dr. David Morris , presented “Partisan Media Exposure, Polarization, and Candidate Evaluations in the 2016 General Election” at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 11, 2020.
From the abstract: This paper examines the influence of Republican and Democratic partisan television news on attitudes toward the candidates for president immediately following the 2016 general election. Using two waves of the 2016 American National Election Study, we examine feelings toward Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton before and after the election. Our findings indicate that exposure to Republican partisan media did have a significant negative effect on feelings toward Hillary Clinton, even when controlling for party identification, ideology, and feelings toward Clinton before the election. Consumption of Democratic partisan television, however, had no influence on feelings toward Donald Trump. We discuss the implications.
ECU Center for Survey Research: Biden Leads Presidential Primary Among Likely Democratic Voters
South Carolina Poll: Biden Leads Presidential Primary Among Likely Democratic Voters, But Many Open to Changing Their Mind Before Election Day. Trump and Graham Lead Comfortably in General Election Matchups.
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads all candidates in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, with support from 37% of likely voters, followed by Tom Steyer (19%), Bernie Sanders (14%), Elizabeth Warren (8%), Pete Buttigieg (4%), Andrew Yang (3%), Amy Klobuchar (2%), Tulsi Gabbard (2%), and Michael Bloomberg (1%).
Thursday on witn.com: ECU Pol. Science Professor Expects Impeachment Acquittal Bad for Democrats
Dr. Hannah Kassab spoke with WITN about how the impeachment of Pre. Trump might affect Democrats’ chances of winning the White House in 2020.
See: https://www.witn.com/content/news/ECU-Professor-expects-impeachment-acquittal-bad-for-Democrats-567640481.html
Recognition for Dr. Baumgartner’s Encyclopedia of “American Political Humor”
Dr. Jody Baumgartner’s recently published encyclopedia of “American Political Humor” was named to the 2020 Outstanding References Sources List, an annual list selected by experts of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of American Library Association.
SEE: https://rusaupdate.org/2020/01/reference-experts-announce-annual-outstanding-reference-sources-list-for-adults-2/