Month: September 2012

September 28, 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 Salon.com story on how Paul Ryan affects Mitt Romney’s success in swing states; and a CNN story on Mitt Romney’s position in the polls among Catholic voters.

September 27, 2012      John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is featured in a Cleveland Magazine Q&A column available. Dr. Green also is quoted in political stories available from the Huffington Post; NPR; and Religion News Service.

David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in stories on the presidential election available from the Atlantic; McClatchy; WKSU-FM; Philadelphia Inquirer; and Kent Wired.

September 26, 2012      David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an MSN Money story on Ohio as a political battleground state. Text is available.

September 25, 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 Post story on Catholics being asked to pay for anti-gay marriage ads; and a WAMU-FM story on the presidential election.

September 24, 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 RealClearPolitics.com story on Ohio as a swing state. Text is available.

David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in election articles available from the Fiscal Times; Guardian (U.K.); Detroit Free Press; and Zanesville Times-Recorder.

September 14, 2012      David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a WCPN-FM story on the 16^th Congressional race. Text and audio are available.

Coverage of Thursday’s Akron Press Club Luncheon co-sponsored by the Bliss Institute, which featured Jerry Austin and Mark Weaver, distinguished chairs of political science, is available from the Akron Beacon Journal; and AkronNewsNow.com.

September 13, 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 Akron Beacon Journal story on a project that aims to measure civility in political ads; and an AkronNewsNow.com story on the Bliss Institute’s Early Voting Report.

David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer story on how the U.S. Census Bureau’s Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage report might be used in political campaigns; and in an NPR story on voters from the Ohio River Valley.

September 11, 2012      John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, will speak on the topic, “How Does God Want You to Vote?” on Oct. 24 at the First Congregational Church of Akron. This Canton Repository item is available.

September 10, 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 Dayton Daily News story on Ohio as a political campaign battleground state; a Minneapolis Star-Tribune story on how Minnesota Muslims feel about a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage; a Columbus Dispatch story on political conventions; and a Sacramento Bee story on the presidential election.