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Week of May 25, 2012

May 24, 2012                 David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a KSRO-AM story on Mitt Romney. A Politico.com column by Dr. Cohen on whether or not Romney is avoiding Massachusetts is available .

May 23, 2012                 John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in articles on a study examining the challenges Mitt Romney faces as a Mormon candidate. Coverage is available from the Washington Post; AkronNewsNow.com; Deseret News; World News; and Christian Century.

May 22, 2012                 John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in stories available from the Cleveland Plain Dealer,  and WKSU-FM. Dr. Green also talked about the report today on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show.

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Week of May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012                 John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Columbus Dispatch story on a Catholic university in eastern Ohio ending health-insurance coverage for students in response to a much-debated federal mandate. Text is available .

May 17, 2012                 David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Reuters article on Europe’s influence on the U.S. election. Text is available at http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/17/usa-europe-election-idINDEE84G0C320120517.

May 16, 2012                 David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an NPR story on Ohio’s new 9th Congressional district. Text and audio are available at http://nepr.net/news/joe-plumber-race-microcosm-2012-politics.

May 15, 2012                 John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an NPR story comparing commencement speeches by President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Text is available at http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/05/14/152676641/romney-and-obama-a-tale-of-two-commencement-speeches .

David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Guardian-Observer (U.K.) story on how President Barack Obama’s gay marriage support statement affects the presidential race. Text is available at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/12/obama-gay-marriage-presidential-race.

May 14, 2012                 John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealerstory on the role unions might play in the 2012 elections, http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/05/unions_say_they_will_play_a_bi.html ; a Mail & Guardian story on how President Barack Obama’s gay marriage statement affects the presidential race, http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-13-how-obamas-gay-marriage-statement-changes-the-presidential-race ; and a Los Angeles Times story on Mitt Romney, http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-romney-evangelicals-20120513,0,353033.story.

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Week of May 4, 2012

May 3, 2012                   John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Deseret News story on Americans tiring of hearing about God on the campaign trail. Text is available at http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865555006/Americans-tiring-of-hearing-about-God-on-campaign-trail.html .

David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Globe and Mail story on President Barack Obama’s foreign policy record. Text is available at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/republicans-green-with-envy-over-obamas-foreign-policy-record/article2419738/.

May 2, 2012                   John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Minnesota Public Radiostory on trust, http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/05/01/daily-circuit-trusting-institutions-america/ ; a Globe and Mail story on President Barack Obama’s foreign policy record, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/republicans-green-with-envy-over-obamas-foreign-policy-record/article2419738/ ; an Orlando Sentinel story on the religious population in Orlando, http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-01/features/os-religion-census-muslims-grow-20120501_1_mormons-and-muslims-mormon-church-imam-tariq-rasheed ; and an IdeaStream story on Super PACs, http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/46706.