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Media coverage featuring UW experts
The following UW-Madison political experts will be available for comment before, on and after Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 4).
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This Web page highlights some of the leading political experts on campus.
Barry Burden
He is an expert in American politics, with an emphasis on electoral politics and representation. He has written about partisanship, third-party campaigns, and public attitudes toward political leaders, congressional politics, candidate strategies, and voter turnout. Reach him via e-mail during the day; in the evening, he can be reached at (508) 816-2018 (cell). He will also be available on Monday, Nov. 3, and Wednesday, Nov. 5.
David Canon
He is an expert in American political institutions, especially Congress, and in the historical study of Congress.
John Coleman
He is an expert in political party coalitions, factions, and organizations; elections and voting; campaign spending and campaign finance; public participation and interest in politics; levels of public knowledge about candidates; and unified and divided party control of government.
Katherine Cramer Walsh
She is an expert in public opinion, civic engagement, how and why citizens become involved in the political process, and race relations. She may be available in between classes and meetings on Election Day. On Monday, Nov. 3, she will be available from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. She will also be available on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Charles Franklin
He is an expert in congressional and presidential elections, campaigns, campaign ads, tracking polls, public opinion polls, exit polls, survey and polling methodology, statistical methods, Supreme Court and public opinion. He also co-developed Pollster.com, which provides polling data to several national media. On Election Day, he will be available until noon. He will not be available from noon on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Dietram A. Scheufele
He is an expert in public opinion, polling, survey methodology, public attitudes toward terrorism and civil liberties, election and communication campaigns, political advertising and participation, citizen deliberation, social capital, and the Internet and democracy. The best way to reach Scheufele on Election Day is by e-mail or cell phone.