NJ’s party bosses control the primary ballots, giving their preferred candidates the top spot. Advocates, candidates and now lawmakers want that changed. Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at Rutgers University who researches New Jersey’s electoral system, has found that...
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The Trump aftermath and the “not normal” future of the GOP
A political check-in to talk about the current state of the Republican party and what the power struggle in the GOP means for the country.
A New Normal? Looking Ahead to 2021
A hopeful but reality-based forecast of 2021 from vaccine development and distribution to worrisome economic conditions to the first 100 days of the Biden presidency
EJB Talks about Election 2020
A discussion of the current state of the election and what we may see–or expect–in the coming weeks.
Join Stuart Shapiro as he liveblogs tonight’s election returns!
In 2012 and 2016 we hosted live election viewing parties; this year, he will liveblog on Facebook.
Reading the polls? Keep the grains of salt handy
Poll watchers sometimes obsess over small differences in topline numbers, even those within a poll's reported margin of sampling error. But those differences pale in comparison to the size of the differences noted above. For those living in a world which hangs on...
“Can we get back to politics?”
Where do the presidential and congressional races stand? How will the conventions and VP Biden’s selection of a running mate affect the race? We discuss this and more!
The “Hot Mess” of New Jersey’s election ballots
New Jersey is holding its first statewide vote-by-mail primary on July 7th. Even though COVID-19 has made 2020 a difficult and unusual election year all over the country, the Garden State has its own unique problems that predate the pandemic. A coalition...
Voter Data Request Is Illegal, Not Just Controversial
Recently, the newly created Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity sent a letter to all fifty states asking them to submit extensive information about registered voters. The letter has created an uproar among state officials, and many have announced...
Voter fraud commission may have violated law
Stuart Shapiro, a professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, told The Hill that a review can take anywhere from six to nine months to complete — a time frame that can be grating to agencies. Shapiro raised the...
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2025 Bloustein Alumni Awards Celebration
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RAISE 2025 – Our Future With AI: Utopian or Dystopian?
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Can We Talk? Addressing Equity and the Impact of Social Determinants on Maternal Health
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