SMU NEWS Need insightful perspectives and accurate interpretations of all things election relation? See Dedman College experts below: POLITICS Jeffrey A. Engel, Director of the Center for Presidential History He is an award-winning American history scholar and an expert on the U.S. presidency and American diplomatic history. He has authored or edited six books, including Into the Desert: Reflections […]
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Christian Science Monitor Originally Posted: August 6, 2016 WASHINGTON — The 2016 presidential campaign has broken the mold in so many ways. Start with the first woman major-party nominee in Hillary Clinton and practically everything about Donald Trump’s candidacy. Now, add President Obama’s role as an attack dog. At the Democratic National Convention last week, Mr. […]
Fox 4 Originally Posted: July 29, 2016 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Promising Americans a steady hand, Hillary Clinton cast herself Thursday night as a unifier for divided times, an experienced leader steeled for a volatile world. She aggressively challenged Republican Donald Trump’s ability to do the same. “Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real […]
Dallas News Originally Posted: July 28, 2016 If celebrity endorsements determined the next president of the United States, The Donald wouldn’t stand a chance against the Democratic juggernaut. The Democrats filled their primetime schedule this week with A-list celebrities who the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The Republicans, on the other hand, struggled to lure stars not […]
Washington Examiner Originally Posted: July 27, 2016 The final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia is supposed to be all about presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, but she is in danger of being overshadowed by guests at her own party. By scheduling former President Bill Clinton to speak on Tuesday and President Obama to […]
FOX4 SMU Associate Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson analyzes the Democratic Convention on FOX4 Tuesday – Friday of this week at 7:20am. More detailed comments from SMU experts can be found here. Here are the Fox4 highlights from Day 1 and Day 2. [youtube]https://youtu.be/j_QK4z7zTiY[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/ab-yGx8TmUI[/youtube]
USA Today Originally Posted: July 23, 2016 “It’s a good pick. It’s a safe pick,” said Matthew Wilson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, of Kaine. “Kaine doesn’t have many vulnerabilities or weaknesses. He won’t fire up the liberal base, but Hillary Clinton thinks Donald Trump will do that.” READ MORE
WJLA Originally Posted: July 21, 2016 WASHINGTON (SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP) — The unity that leaders in the Republican party were struggling to present to voters in this election cycle took a major blow Wednesday at the hands of the man who had once pledged to be the candidate they could coalesce around. Ted Cruz stuck to […]
KTSA Originally Posted: July 20, 2016 Trump To Take The Spotlight The Republican Nominee for President takes the stage at the Republican National Convention Thursday Night. We asked Matthew Wilson at SMU what we can expect to hear from Donald trump. He says to not expect the conventional political speech form Trump because there is […]
Houston Chronicle Originally Posted: July 18, 2016 AUSTIN – Texas’ most prominent Republican leaders are building big – in some cases enormous – political war chests more than 18 months ahead of their next election. From Gov. Greg Abbott to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to Attorney General Ken Paxton, statewide officials are flush with millions […]