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Morris P. Fiorina is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. His current research focuses on elections and public opinion with particular attention to the quality of representation: how well the positions of elected...
Polarization Is Not the Problem
Since the early years of this century, political commentators have told the American public that the country is coming apart. Although survey data indicates that majorities of the American public believe such claims, a sober look at the data reveals a more complex picture.
Stanford Policy Experts, Professors Unpack Midterm Election Outcomes
Stanford-affiliated policy experts and political science professors gathered in the Hoover Institution’s David & Joan Traitel Building on Thursday to discuss the 2018 midterm election outcomes, voter turnout, gerrymandering and increasing polarization in America’s political landscape.
The Intellectual Origins Of The Trump Presidency And The Construction Of Contemporary American Politics
Unstable Majorities: Correcting Misconceptions Of The American Electorate
In the wake of the 2016 election, one of the most commonly held assumptions in American politics is that voters are more polarized than ever. But in Unstable Majorities, released by the Hoover Press, Morris Fiorina brings research and historical context to the discussion of the American electorate and its voting patterns, and he corrects misconceptions about polarization, voter behavior, and political parties.
Fight Club
While the political parties duke it out over divisive social issues, the majority of Americans remain steadfastly in the middle. . . .
Brown poised for massive upset
Polls across the board show Republican Scott Brown about to take the Massachusetts Senate seat that has been in the Kennedy clan since JFK. . . .
Deteriorating relationships?
The average American citizen, contrary to myth, is neither very angry, nor very far to the left or the right, nor inclined to treat anyone with different opinions as a mortal enemy...
America's vaunted 'culture war' is a mock battle
As the nation's attention reluctantly turns to the political parties' conventions, with their scripted suspense and stage-managed sentiment, it is important to keep in mind that these are phony representations of American political life...
Stanford community donates generously to Obama
As an historic and historically lengthy election season reaches its frenzied final stages, activism, excitement and outrage have spiked on both sides of the political spectrum...
Palo Alto Woman Sparks National Furor After Berating A Man Wearing A Maga Hat In Starbucks
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The 2016 Presidential Election.
$10 Million Grant from Annenberg Foundation will Establish The `Annenberg Strategic Initiative' Endowment for Hoover Institution, Stanford University
The Annenberg Foundation has granted the Hoover Institution at Stanford University $10 million to establish an endowment fund entitled the “Annenberg Strategic Initiative..."
Column: Is America More Politically Polarized Than Ever? Not Quite
Who Is To Blame For Polarization In America?
It has been commonly observed that polarization in America has increased greatly in recent years. It is hard to disagree, given the rancorous political discourse we witness on a daily basis between the two major political parties, not to mention among many friends and neighbors. However, it is useful to remind ourselves that the current polarization is not completely new or unprecedented in scale.
Stanford professor debunks political polarization in Tempe campus lecture
The notions of a politically discordant and ideologically polarized American public that dominate American news media outlets are flawed and unfounded, a visiting political science professor said Thursday in a Tempe campus lecture. . . .
Nasty rhetoric could backfire on bill's foes
The verbal nastiness that has shadowed the health care reform debate peaked as the bill rumbled to a finish, with opponents shouting racial epithets and spitting at members of the Congressional Black Caucus while yelling anti-gay slurs at Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. . . .
Has Partisanship Really Gotten So Bad On Hill? Yes
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh says his stunning decision not to seek a third term was prompted by the partisanship that has gripped the nation's capital, stunting progress on the country's most pressing issues. . . .
Both Parties Abandon Women’s Rights
When health-care reform passed the House by just two votes late Saturday night, I assumed Speaker Nancy Pelosi had several more votes in her pocket from Blue Dogs who would be there if she needed them. . . .
$10 million to launch strategic initiative
The Annenberg Foundation has granted the Hoover Institution $10 million to establish the "Annenberg Strategic Initiative," an endowed fund that will support entrepreneurial public policy development in the areas of economics, national security and foreign policy by scholars at Hoover and Stanford...
Carly Fiorina on the Future of the United States
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The path forward for the United States.