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North Texas Venues Reject Donald Trump Campaign

100.3 JackFM Originally Posted: June 14, 2016 Two North Texas Cities have refused to play host to Presidential Candidate Donald Trump for a campaign rally. Both Grand Prairie and Irving have rejected Trumps’s visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Thursday. “It’s very unusual that the Republican candidate for president in this deep red state would be […]

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“Trump is making it more and more clear he doesn’t care if people think he’s racist,” Matthew Wilson, associate professor of political science

Oregon Live Originally Posted: June 10, 2016 ‘Never Trump’ leaders try to prod Mitt Romney by insisting he can be the next … Martin Van Buren Weekly Standard editor and “Never Trump” leader William Kristol has begged for months. But everyone he’s approached to take on an independent conservative presidential run has said no. Kristol remains […]

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Latinos see a bright economic future according to new Pew study; here’s why that’s good for Texas

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: June 9, 2016 Latinos are increasingly optimistic about their finances, a report from the Pew Research Center finds, and that’s good news for the Texas economy. Although other measures still show that Latinos have lagged behind Americans overall since the recession, economists say those who see their financial situations as […]

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Anonymous donor establishes Brad E. Cheves Endowed Tower Center Scholars Program fund

SMU News Originally Posted: June 8, 2016 SMU Vice President Brad Cheves honored with scholars’ fund DALLAS (SMU) – An anonymous donor has established The Brad E. Cheves Endowed Tower Center Scholars Program fund in honor of the University’s vice president for Development and External Affairs. SMU President R. Gerald Turner surprised Cheves with the announcement […]

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Joshua Rovner, Tower Center, Politics and the Current Battle for Fallujah

BBC Originally Posted: June 1, 2016 [youtube]https://youtu.be/PJGUrFPZZC4[/youtube] Joshua Rovner of SMU’s Tower Center for Political Studies talks about the military and political implications in the latest battle for the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Rovner is the John G. Tower Distinguished Chair of International Politics and National Security, as well as the Director of Studies at […]

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Ryan Cross recently named Presidential Fellow by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress

Wilton Bulletin Originally Posted: May 31, 2016 Congratulations to Ryan Cross, a Political Science and International Studies double major who was recently named Presidential Fellow by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. READ MORE

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Cal Jillson, Political Science, Generation Trump: Who are the brains behind The Donald?

International Business Times Originally Posted: May 28, 2016 Behind every presidential candidate is a media machine, and Donald Trump is no different. As the world watches whether he will row back or ramp up the rhetoric in the run-up to the US presidential election in November, IBTimesUK takes a look at the team that wants to put the billionaire […]

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Political Science professors Cal Jillson and Matthew Wilson comment on Greg Abbot latest book and political future

Star-Telegram Originally Posted: May 21, 2016 Greg Abbott’s book, bus tour put him in the political fast lane Gov. Greg Abbott’s bus tour is meant to take him places. I mean, besides a Half Price Books near Westworth Village. When Abbott’s Broken But Unbowed tour bus rolls into Fort Worth today, it will be hauling the governor’s political […]

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Dedman College experts comment on Democrats’ internal struggles on display in Nevada

SMU News Originally Posted: May 19, 2016 Comments below were taken from an SMU news release. READ MORE DON’T SWEAT NEVADA, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SHOULD BE FINE MATTHEW WILSON: Associate professor of Political Science The Democratic Party was shaken this week when the Nevada State Convention descended into chaos, sparked by disruptive Bernie Sanders supporters. The scenes […]

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Back in the Senate, Cruz could lay the foundation for 2020

Houston Chronicle Originally Posted: May 18, 2016 By Kevin Diaz WASHINGTON – There may be no Ted Cruz 2.0. Instead, all signs point to Cruz 2020. The first clue came in a final pep talk to dispirited campaign staffers last week in Houston, where Cruz recalled Ronald Reagan’s first failed White House bid in 1976, […]