APSA’s RAISE the Vote campaign features blog posts focused on some of the Super Tuesday states to help faculty and students understand what’s happening around the country. Some of the posts provide specific information about key issues and processes in each state. Others describe examples of what campuses in Super Tuesday states are doing to…
Concerned scholars have long noted that young Americans suffer from high levels of political apathy—they vote less often than their elder compatriots, they have a limited interest in politics, and have lower levels of political knowledge than previous generations (Wattenberg 2015). Acknowledging the evidence of a less politically active youth, educators and academics have emphasized…
Just over a month ago, I was about to embark on my first trip to New Hampshire in January of a presidential election year with seventeen students in tow. We were to spend 16 days together for a January-term course titled New Hampshire Presidential Primary Politics. The course had several components including class in the…
In the basement of the Isle Casino Hotel in Davenport, Iowa, a precinct captain approached the podium in the front of the room in khakis and a maroon sweater. “Welcome to the caucuses for the 2020 presidential nominee in precinct B52.” Applause and cheering boomed throughout the room as voters shuffled to sit down to…
The presidential nominating caucus is facing increased scrutiny after the Democratic Party in Iowa experienced a number of technological challenges that delayed the tabulation of their final caucus results. Consequently, many eyes are on the remaining few US states and territories that still utilize a caucus system to allocate their delegates in the presidential nomination…
Utah is one of a handful of states seeking to increase its visibility in presidential politics by moving its primary date to “Super Tuesday” (March 3, 2020). States often seek to increase their prominence in the presidential nomination process by moving the date of the state’s primary as early as possible, a tactic known as…
Inspired by the legacy and lessons learned from the historic 1964 Freedom Summer, students from UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced took their energy and activism home to the Central Valley of California over the summer of 2018 as part of the Central Valley Freedom Summer (CVFS).[1] A participatory action research project, CVFS engaged students…
Aligning with the nationwide trend away from caucuses, Idaho will hold presidential primary elections for both parties on March 10. This is the first time since 1976 both parties in Idaho will have presidential primary elections. The Idaho Republican Party switched to a primary election in the 2016 presidential election. After the unwieldiness of the…