A close presidential election could turn 'messy' — and maybe …
Oct 31, 2024 · Eric Schickler. In a campaign shaped by disinformation, threats of election interference and the potential for violence, Berkeley scholars say that such signals are further evidence that the 2024 election could be unpredictable and vulnerable to disruption.
How California voters challenged the state’s deep-blue reputation …
9 hours ago · Neighbors and business owners join to support California’s Proposition 36 at a news conference in Venice on Sept. 30, 2024. ... I took my questions to Eric Schickler, ... Schickler noted several ...
Implications of Trump's Reelection "hard to overstate", says IGS Co ...
Nov 6, 2024 · Among the scholars quoted, political scientist and IGS Co-Director Eric Schickler shares: There are many takeaways from the election results. But the most important implication is that just four years after the Jan. 6 insurrection, former President Trump will be back in the White House — now surrounded by staff and agency leaders who will be ...
Shifting from Biden to Harris, Democrats reset the race ... - Berkeley News
Jul 22, 2024 · Eric Schickler Biden’s decision transforms the election. There is little question that he was significantly behind former President Trump, and the prospects for making up that ground were dim once the debate greatly exacerbated preexisting concerns about the president’s age.
BCAD faculty affiliate Eric Schickler was featured in KQED News
Oct 5, 2024 · Eric Schickler was quoted in KQED: Even here in California, President Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of his reelection campaign has transformed the 2024 election, according to a new poll from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS).
Harris-Walz Ticket Rises with California Voters, Berkeley IGS Poll ...
Aug 14, 2024 · Eric Schickler, co-director of IGS, said Harris is benefitting from voter enthusiasm following Biden’s departure. “It says that there was a pent-up demand among a lot of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters for another choice, for somebody to unify around,” he said.
IGS Co-Director Eric Schickler and other Berkeley scholars reflect …
Oct 31, 2024 · The 2024 U.S. presidential election has been carried out in an atmosphere of extreme tension, featuring a blitz of disinformation, threats of election interference and the potential for violence.
Is It Time to Torch the Constitution? | The New Yorker
Sep 23, 2024 · Is It Time to Torch the Constitution? Some scholars say that it’s to blame for our political dysfunction—and that we need to start over. The political scientists Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler...
Eric Schickler | UC Berkeley Political Science
Eric Schickler is the Jeffrey & Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science and co-Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He studies American politics, with a focus on the U.S. Congress, American political development, political parties, and polarization.
Read an Excerpt from "Partisan Nation: The Dangerous New Logic …
Sep 24, 2024 · In Partisan Nation, Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler chart how America’s democratic crisis is rooted in a dangerous mismatch between our Constitution and today’s nationalized partisan politics. In this excerpt from the book, the authors discuss how American politics became so fractured and what this means for future governance and democracy.