Bliss Institute

December 8, 2011          Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealerabout the challenges Democrats are facing to collect enough signatures to put the state’s new congressional boundaries before voters. Text is available at http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/12/democrat-led_petition_drive_on.html.

December 7, 2011          UA’s Bliss Institute for Applied Politics and the Akron Press Club will sponsor a talk by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown next month. Coverage is available from the Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com/news/local/local-news-briefs-dec-6-1.249239 ; and AkronNewsNow.com, http://akronnewsnow.com/news/local/item/12930-mandel-blows-off-akron-press-club.

December 6, 2011          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an ABC.com story on religion and politics. Text is available at http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/religion-powerful-force-in-2012-elections/.

December 5, 2011          Continuing coverage of the Bliss Institute’s collaboration with the University of Mount Union and Cleveland State on the Civility in Politics Forum is available from the Canton Repository. This article, whichincludes a quote from John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is available at http://www.cantonrep.com/life/religion/x764850215/Forum-examines-civility-in-politics.

Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article about next year’s Cuyahoga County Council election. This story is available at http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2011/12/cuyahoga_county_seats_draw_few_competitors.html.

David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a WKSU-FM story on congressional redistricting. Text and audio are available at http://www.wksu.org/news/story/30096.

December 2, 2011          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an article on the legacy of George Gallup Jr. available from the Abilene Reporter-News at http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/dec/02/famed-pollsters-interest-in-religion-went-beyond/.

December 1, 2011          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Washington Post story on Newt Gingrich and the religious right. Text is available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/newt-gingrich-the-savior-of-the-religious-right/2011/11/30/gIQAuYKpDO_story.html.

November 30, 2011         David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, provided commentary for Politico on support for extension of the payroll tax cut. Text is available at http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/David_B__Cohen_F1DF8860-9F70-4FAC-BB04-EEE71D99751E.html.

November 29, 2011         Ohio voters are fed up with the tone of political debate, according to a report by the Ohio Civility Project, a collaboration of UA’s Bliss Institute for Applied Politics, the University of Mouth Union and Cleveland State University. This Cleveland Plain Dealer column, which includes a quote from John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of Political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is available at http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/11/councilman_wants_to_save_build.html.

November 28, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Toledo Blade story on citizen-driven referendums. Text is available at http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2011/11/28/Ohioans-boost-pace-of-making-changing-laws-at-ballot-boxes-2.print.

November 17, 2011         David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, contributed to a Politico.com discussion on President Obama’s “lazy” comments. Text is available at http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/David_B__Cohen_5FB53BBF-1E0F-4B08-BE88-0E9DDAA965E1.html.

November 16, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a National Post story on football player Tim Tebow’s religious image. Text is available at http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/11/16/tim-tebow’s-christian-fervour-becomes-a-lightning-rod-for-public-faith-debate/. Dr. Green also is noted in an Alliance Review story on an Ohio Civility Project forum that is available at http://www.the-review.com/news/article/5124728.

 November 14, 2011        John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Lansing State Journal story on GOP presidential candidates, http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20111114/NEWS04/111140318/Perry-faces-tough-battle-Midwest?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CBusiness%7Cs ; a Toledo Blade commentary on Ohio voters, http://www.toledoblade.com/DavidKushma/2011/11/13/Ohio-voters-voices-won-t-soothe-Kasich-or-Obama.html ; a Dayton Daily News item on Ohio voters, http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/politics/ohio-voters-strike-blows-to-kasich-obama-1283705.html ; and a Dallas Morning News story on presidential candidate Mitt Romney, http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/perry-watch/headlines/20111111-mitt-romney-riding-high-as-rivals-stumble.ece.  

November 11, 2011         AkronNewsNow.com post-election analysis of Issue 2 includes expert commentary from John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. Text and video are available at http://akronnewsnow.com/news/local/item/9240-state-issue-2-post-election-analysis .

November 10, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is noted in an Akron Beacon Journal editorial on off-year auguries. Text is available at http://www.ohio.com/editorial/the-perils-of-off-year-auguries-1.244624 . Dr. Green is quoted in a Detroit Free Press story on voters being wary ofchange, http://www.freep.com/article/20111110/NEWS15/111100473/To-some-election-outcomes-around-nation-suggest-voters-wary-change ; and a New York Times story on collective bargaining issues, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/politics/ohio-vote-on-collective-bargaining-is-parsed-for-2012-omens.html.

                                     Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealerstory on Issues 2 and 3. Text is available at http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/11/ohio_voters_send_mixed_signals.html.

 November 9, 2011          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 the defeat of Issue 2 available from the Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com/news/local-news/state-issue-2-rejected-by-2-1-margin-1.244560 ; Cleveland Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/11/senate_bill_5_repeal_sets_tabl.html ; Youngstown Vindicator, http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/nov/09/buckeye-voters-set-table-for–election/?newswatch ; Bloomberg, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-09/ohio-repeals-union-law-to-set-stage-for-2012.html ; Kent Patch.com, http://kent.patch.com/articles/analysis-issue-2-never-stood-a-chance ; Governing.com, http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/what-does-no-ohio-issue-2-mean-for-future-elections.html ; San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/08/bloomberg_articlesLUBD596KLVRM.DTL ; BusinessWeek, http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-09/ohio-repeals-union-law-as-u-s-voters-reject-leaders-policies.html ; and Boston Herald, http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/midwest/view/20111109ohio_gop_may_revisit_issue_of_collective_bargaining_after_election_defeat/srvc=news&position=also.

David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is was interviewed for coverage of the defeat of Issue 2 in the Wisconsin Badger-Herald, http://badgerherald.com/news/2011/11/08/ohio_votes_down_limi.php ; WKSU-FM, http://www.wksu.org/news/story/29892 ; and Minnesota Public Radio http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/09/midmorning3/.

November 8, 2011           John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a Marketplace story on Issue 2. Text and audio are available at http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/08/am-ohio-to-vote-on-collective-bargaining/?refid=0 . Dr. Green also is quoted in articles on Issue 2 from Public News Service, http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23139-1 ; Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/133386198.html ; and Bloomberg, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-08/ohio-vote-on-kasich-s-union-law-may-set-tone-for-2012-national-elections.html.

November 7, 2011           John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, volunteers at the OPEN-M food pantry.This Akron Beacon Journal story is available at http://www.ohio.com/news/local/popular-political-scientist-opens-his-faithful-heart-at-open-m-1.243791 . Dr. Green also is quoted in a Dayton Daily News story on Issue 2, http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ohio-news/issue-2-to-shape-2012issue-2-to-shape-2012-election-1280616.html; a Daily Beast story on labor political fundraising, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/11/06/labor-amasses-war-chest-to-fight-ohio-collective-bargaining-measure.html ; a Toledo Blade story on Gov. Kasich campaigning for Issue 2, http://www.toledoblade.com/State/2011/11/05/Kasich-plugs-Issue-2-to-friendly-crowd.html ; a Cincinnati Enquirer story on Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel’s fundraising efforts for his senate campaign, http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20111104/NEWS01/111050329/Ohio-Senate-candidate-gets-Carolina-patron?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE ; and a Huffington Post story on evangelicals in the 2012 election, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-i-pinsky/jews-evangelicals-and-2012-elections_b_1076454.html .

Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an Akron Beacon Journal story on Akron mayoral campaign spending, http://www.ohio.com/news/local/spending-in-akron-mayoral-race-breaks-records-tops-500-000-1.243991 ; StateImpact (NPR) story on Issue 2, http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2011/11/07/getting-to-the-bottom-of-the-facts-about-issue-2/ ; WKSU-FM story on Issue 2, http://www.wksu.org/news/story/29842.

November 3, 2011           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 item on evangelicals and politics that is available at http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-compass/2011/11/wallisland.html.

November 2, 2011           John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Lexington Herald-Leader story on Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear receiving criticism for taking part in a Hindu “ground blessing” ceremony last week for a new India-based employer in Elizabethtown. Text is available at http://www.kentucky.com/2011/11/02/1943049/williams-blasts-beshear-for-participating.html . Dr. Green also is quoted in a Washington Post story on the 2012 presidential election at http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/evangelical-opposites-to-hold-discussion-on-2012-presidential-race/2011/11/01/gIQADlngdM_story.html .

 Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a State Impact Ohio (NPR)story on Issue 2. Text is available at http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2011/11/01/teachers-are-still-the-focus-of-ohios-issue-2-campaign-one-building-a-better-ohio-contributor-explains/.

November 1, 2011           John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Capitol Hill Blue story on Mitt Romney’s campaign fundraising success in swing states, http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/42315 ; and a Huffington Post story on Issue 2, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/31/ohio-issue-2-collective-bargaining-law_n_1068104.html. Material for a Dayton Daily News editorial commentary on Issue 2 is attributed to a biography of Ray C. Bliss being co-written by Dr. Green. Text is available via the Akron Beacon Journal at http://www.ohio.com/editorial/william-hershey-echoes-of-1958-in-the-issue-2-battle-1.243084.

October 31, 2011            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 the Akron mayoral race, http://www.ohio.com/news/local/hensal-plusquellic-spar-over-political-experience-aspirations-1.242562 ; a Washington Post story on Issue 2, http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/ohio-ballot-measure-raises-democrats-hopes-for-2012/2011/10/25/gIQAe3ofPM_story.html?wprss= ; a Los Angeles Times story on the Occupy movement, http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/29/local/la-me-occupy-religion-20111029 ; an NPR story on teachers and Issue 2 campaigns, http://www.npr.org/2011/10/29/141828918/ohio-teachers-caught-in-middle-of-labor-campaigns ; a Daily Beast story on presidential campaign fundraising, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/29/mitt-romney-s-fundraising-for-2012-tops-president-obama-in-florida-nevada-michigan-and-colorado.html ; a Middletown Journal story on Issue 2, http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/election/ghosts-of-58-haunt-gop-on-issue-2-1276895.html ; and a WHIO story on Issue 2, http://www.newstalkradiowhio.com/news/news/local/issue-2-both-sides-are-counting-simple-messages-an/nFP22/.

Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article about character and honesty of politicians and political candidates. Text is available at http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/10/amid_corruption_scandal_charac.html.

October 28, 2011            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 Issue 2 from ABC News, http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/ohio-referendum-on-collective-bargaining-could-give-boost-to-obama-in-2012/ ; StateImpact Ohio (NPR), http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2011/10/27/education-unions-push-campaign-spending-on-ohios-issue-2-sky-high/ ; Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/john-kasich-issue-2_n_1035367.html ; and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/10/anti-issue_2_group_raises_more.html . Dr. Green also is noted in a Business Week story on jobs in Ohio, http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/ohio-battered-in-the-buckeye-state-10272011.html.

October 26, 2011            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 Issue 2 in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/10/25-point_lead_is_huge_but_off-.html ; and Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/election/nation-eyeing-issue-2-result-1274650.html .

October 24, 2011            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 Democrats, http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/politics/ohio-dems-spreading-referendum-fever-1273250.html ; a Daily Beast story on Herman Cain, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/21/herman-cain-is-obsessed-with-signs-and-symbols.html ; and a Cincinnati Enquirer story on the Occupy movement, http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?NoCache=1&Dato=20111021&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=110220336&Ref=AR . Dr. Green also was a guest on WCPN’s IdeaStream program and spoke about shifts in the GOP presidential lineup. Audio is available at http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/43065.

October 14, 2011            John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a story on GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Mormonism. This Associated Press story is available via the Christian Science Monitor at http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/1013/Will-Mitt-Romney-s-Mormon-moment-help-his-campaign.

October 11, 2011            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 Gov. John Kasich and controversial legislation. Text is available at http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/10/11/kasich-says-his-record-much-more-than-sb-5.html.

October 10, 2011            John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Tipp News Daily story on Issue 2 that is available at http://tippnews.com/local/ohio-issue-2-fires-up-november-election/. 

October 3, 2011               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 the partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/10/02/congress-healthyself.html ; a Dayton Daily News story on approval ratings, http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/politics/kasich-obama-under-50-in-voter-approval-1262704.html ; and a Pottstown (Pa.) Mercury opinion piece on Evangelical vs. secular America, http://www.pottstownmercury.com/articles/2011/10/03/opinion/srv0000012317548.txt.

September 30, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the “All Sides with Ann Fisher” WOSU-FM radio show and talked about the history of public employee collective bargaining in Ohio. This interview is available at http://beta.wosu.org/allsides/history-of-public-employee-collective-bargaining-in-ohio/.  Karl Kaltenthaler, Bliss Institute director of research projects and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on the “Scholars’ Circle” radio show and spoke about European financial issues. This interview is available at http://audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=44086&nav=&.

September 28, 2011         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 congressional redistricting. Text is available at http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ohio-news/new-districts-favor-gop-1260449.html.

September 27, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Christianity Today story on boycotts by Christian groups, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/october/online-boycotts-corporations-ministries.html ; and a Baptist Today story on evangelicals supporting Rick Perry, http://www.baptiststoday.org/home/2011/9/26/daily-rns-news.html.

September 26, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences is quoted in a Lakewood Patch.com story on Issue 2. Text is available at http://lakewood-oh.patch.com/articles/issue-2-ohio-public-unions-try-to-overturn-sb5-at-the-ballot-box.

September 23, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek story about Ohio voters weighing in on the federal Affordable Care Act. Text is available at http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-09-23/ohio-joins-states-letting-voters-weigh-in-on-obama-s-health-law.html.

 September 22, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in: — A Washington Post story on public prayers among GOP candidates, http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/in-gop-race-public-prayers-seem-more-political-than-personal/2011/09/21/gIQAHRX1lK_story.html ;  — A Huffington Post story on Senate Bill 5, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/20/ohio-sb5-referendum-collective-bargaining_n_972321.html ; and — A Patch.com story on Issue 2, http://kent.patch.com/articles/issue-2-vote-follows-similar-debates-in-wisconsin-and-new-jersey. 

 September 21, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a CNN story on Republicans seeking Jewish votes. Text is available at http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/21/will-the-gop-push-for-jewish-votes-pay-off/.

 September 19, 2011         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 Dealer story on congressional redistricting, http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/09/ohio_congressional_redistricti.html; — A Youngstown Vindicator story on Senate Bill 5 campaigns, http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/sep/19/sb5-sides-organize-saturation-campaigns/; — A Denver Post story on evangelical Christians’ wariness of Mormons, http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18920406 ; and — A Beachwood Patch.com story on Senate Bill 5 campaigns, http://beachwood.patch.com/articles/issue-2-vote-opponents-supporters-of-sb5-kick-off-campaigns.

David Cohen, professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM radio show today about President Obama’s jobs plan. This interview is not available electronically.