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Week of January 6, 2012

January 6, 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 Bloomberg story on Indiana Republicans, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-06/indiana-republicans-pick-union-fight-where-michigan-s-snyder-doesn-t-dare.html ; a USA Today story on the Secular Coalition for America’s ratings ofpresidential candidates; and a Washington Examiner story on New Hampshire, http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/york-nh-too-white-too-old-too-godless/296211 .

                                     David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed about Stark County as Ohio’s bellwether on WCPN-FM. Text and audio are available at http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/44496 .

January 5, 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 CNN story on the Iowa Republican caucuses. Text is available at http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/03/santorum-benefits-from-evangelical-surge-but-born-again-iowans-splinter/ .

January 4, 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 Bloomberg story on President Barack Obama focusing on the economy during the election year, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-04/obama-opens-election-year-focused-on-pitching-message-on-economy.html ; a CNN story on Rick Santorum riding a wave of evangelical support in the Iowa Republican caucuses, http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/03/santorum-benefits-from-evangelical-surge-but-born-again-iowans-splinter/ ; a Religion News story atheists and politics, http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/atheists_launch_own_political_party_in_all_50_states1/ ; and a Daily Kos story on religious extremists and the Iowa caucuses, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/03/1050910/-Iowa-caucus-is-a-group-of-religious-extremists-much-ado-about-nothing . Dr. Green also was interviewed on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show about the Iowa caucuses and the candidates’ chances going forward. This interview is not available electronically.

                                     Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a WKSU-FM story on President Barack Obama’s visit to Shaker Heights today. Text and audio are available at http://www.wksu.org/news/story/30352 .

                                     David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is part of Politico’s discussion on the Iowa caucuses. Text is available at http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/David_B__Cohen_FD820022-88A6-4EAA-B6DA-9C21E95BED00.html.

January 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 CNN story on Iowa’s evangelicals and political power, http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/31/how-and-why-iowas-evangelicals-wield-so-much-political-clout/ ; an NPR story on politics and religion, http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2012/01/02/144580736/january-2nd-whats-on-todays-show.

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