Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: What Political Scientists Learned In 2018

What did the 2018 midterm elections tell us about American politics, the health of the Trump presidency, and what to look for in the new year?

Matters of Policy & PoliticsDecember 20, 2018
Area 45: What Political Scientists Learned In 2018

In 2018, the House went Democratic and the Senate remained Republican – both, as expected. Now, the presidential cycle begins. Hoover senior fellows and Stanford political scientists David Brady and Douglas Rivers, conductors of a recount poll on political trends, discuss what 2018 told us about American politics, the health of the Trump presidency, and what to look for in the new year.

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