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Week of January 13, 2012

January 11, 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 the New Hampshire Primary in the Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2012/01/11/romney-wins-easily-paul-huntsman-trail.html ; and Appeal-Democrat, http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/asked-112897-iowa-political.html.

                                     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 Consumer Protection Bureau. Audio is available at http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44530 .

                                     John Green and David Cohen were guests on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show today and spoke about the Republican primary elections. Their interviews are not available online.

January 10, 2012         David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Toledo Blade story on the effects of congressional redistricting, http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/01/08/Tough-fight-awaits-Kaptur-Kucinich.html ; and wrote a Politico piece on the resignation of White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/David_B__Cohen_40DFB389-981E-40C9-A4E4-4BB03B0C58EF.html . Dr. Cohen also was a guest on the Al Jazeera program, NewsHour, on Monday, to offer his expertise on the Daley resignation. This interview is not available online.

John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show today and spoke about the New Hampshire primaries. This interview is not available online.

A Bliss Institute poll is cited in an Akron Beacon Journal editorial on term limits. Text is available at http://www.ohio.com/editorial/editorials/trouble-with-term-limits-1.254319 .

January 9, 2012           The University’s “Campaign Battleground,” course, presented by John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of politics in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, Democratic political strategist Gerald Austin and Republican political consultant Mark Weaver, will focus on the 2012 presidential primary. Coverage is available from the Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com/news/local-news/local-briefs-for-monday-jan-9-1.254208 ; and Cleveland Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2012/01/eyeing_her_chance_to_meet_the.html .

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 the new evangelical vote, http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/iowa-caucuses-dispel-the-myth-of-monolithic-narrow-evangelical-voters/2012/01/05/gIQAjbq4eP_story.html?tid=pm_national_pop ; and a Bloomberg Business Week story on Indiana Republicans trying to prohibit mandatory union dues, http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-08/indiana-republicans-pick-union-fight-where-others-don-t-dare.html .

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