Nicholas Higgins | Source | Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Political Science Department ...
Nicholas Higgins
I am a college professor with 19 years experience teaching, holding a Ph.D. in Political Science. I have research experience on issues of religion and politics in America, as well as historical American Political Thought. I have appeared on numerous radio shows and media outlets discussing contemporary political activity (elections, court cases, etc) and the impact for/on religious groups. I can provide commentary on the renewed state effort for improving Civics education for highschool students, as I also train teachers to implement such laws.
I also had practical political experience having served a member of Congress in 2000, as well as his campaigns in the 90's. I have served as campaign manager on state legislative campaigns in both VA and TX.
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North Greenville University
Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Political Science Department
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How Trump's conviction will impact the US election
A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out."Since the election will be determined by a few thousand votes in those states, a conviction will undoubtedly hurt Trump," said Donald Nieman, a political analyst and history professor at Binghamton University in New York state.
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Haley's 'Zombie' White House Bid Is Still Haunting Trump
She abandoned her White House ambitions two months ago, yet Nikki Haley is still taking a significant chunk of votes in presidential primary contests -- underlining a persistent refusal among a sizable bloc of Republicans to get behind Donald Trump.
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You can’t make people think anything, but you can make them think about things.Political parties tend to put social issues on the ballot in part to force attention to matters in which they have some advantage. If the media talks a lot about these things, which I think in some states might be the case, then there is a potential for a small positive turnout.
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It’s going to be nigh impossible for Haley to pull up enough to prevent Trump from getting the majority of delegates. But he said her strategy may still be to be the next highest delegate holder to show viability, in the event that Trump’s legal issues take him out of the running. The other side is going to have to forfeit. And so coming in second, getting the silver medal, then finding out the gold medal winner took a pile of performance-enhancing drugs—you get the gold medal.
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We live in a hyper-partisan system in which voters are focused on what is termed negative partisanship -- they're voting against the candidate they like the least, not for a candidate they support.
