News Archive


Sunday, April 26, 2026

The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics News Archives

How COVID-19 shaped the 2020 election, swinging some voters to Biden but bolstering Trump with his base
Trump Claims Election Fraud
'Biden inherits toughest task since Civil War'
Why Ohio's Mahoning Valley is now Trump country
Battleground States Working to Finish Vote Count in 2020 Presidential Election
Trump's Ohio victory doesn't necessarily spell 2020 job security for GOP incumbents like Rob Portman and Mike DeWine
Joe Biden's popular vote windfall over President Trump intensifies debate over Electoral College as presidential race draws to close
Analyzing the election results
Here's how President Donald Trump won Ohio by almost exactly the same margin as in 2016


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Dr. David Cohen visits the Ray Horner Show

As a guest on the Ray Horner Show, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, discusses ICE, the Trump administration and the recent headlines in Minnesota. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Incumbent Ohio Dems outpace GOP challengers in fundraising

In this article, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, talks about fundraising advantages Ohio democrats have over their GOP challengers. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Stephen C. Brooks

sbrooks@uakron.edu

  • Coronavirus
  • effect of pandemic on campaigning and voting in Ohio
  • media and politics
  • campaign news
  • campaign advertising


David B. Cohen

dbcohen@uakron.edu

  • American politics
  • president
  • vice president
  • POTUS
  • First Lady
  • White House
  • presidency
  • White House staff
  • chief of staff
  • White House press corps
  • executive branch
  • cabinet
  • Congress
  • House of Representatives
  • Senate
  • campaigns
  • elections
  • voting
  • Ohio politics
  • Ohio Statehouse
  • Ohio legislature
  • public opinion
  • WMD
  • weapons of mass destruction
  • homeland security
  • biological weapons
  • chemical weapons
  • nuclear weapons
  • arms control
  • Politics of coronavirus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19


John Green

green@uakron.edu

  • Politics
  • religion and politics
  • campaign finance


Karl Kaltenthaler

kck@uakron.edu

  • Coronavirus
  • Global cooperation or lack of cooperation
  • Trade (trade wars)
  • US role in the world
  • Islamist Terrorism
  • ISIS (or IS or ISIL)
  • Al Qaeda
  • Taliban
  • Pakistani terrorist groups
  • Radicalization into Islamist terrorist groups
  • Drones
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • Iraq
  • Syria and Middle East security
  • Counterterrorism
  • Intelligence issues
  • National security policy and Muslim public opinion


James T. McHugh

mchugh@uakron.edu

  • Political science
  • political philosophy and ideology
  • democratic theory
  • Canadian politics
  • British politics
  • North American regional cooperation (including NAFTA)
  • human rights
  • international law
  • legal philosophy
  • state constitutions
  • comparative constitutional and legal systems