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Release date: Oct. 19, 2006
Political Experts Look at Midterm Elections
Contact: Elaine Justice: 404-727-0643, elaine.justice@emory.edu
Contact: Beverly Cox Clark: 404-712-8780, beverly.clark@emory.eduFrom "values voters" and voting rights to Southern politics, polling and the "political brain," the following Emory faculty – all veteran campaign watchers – are available to discuss the latest developments in the 2006 midterm elections. Alan Abramowitz
American Politics/Voting Behavior/Elections
Abramowitz is a nationally known expert on politics, polling and elections whose forecasting model predicts a Democratic gain of 29 seats in the House of Representatives. His expertise includes election forecasting models, polls, party realignment in the United States, congressional elections and the effects of political campaigns on the electorate. View "Emory's Own Election Connection" in the Emory Report. 404-727-0108 or polsaa@emory.edu Merle Black
National Elections/Southern Politics/Political Parties
Black, along with his twin brother Earl, is the foremost authority on Southern politics, particularly the rise of the Republican Party. One of the nation's most incisive commentators, Black is often called upon by media to discuss national government, Southern politics, political parties and elections. Black and his brother are authors of the upcoming "Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics," to be published in 2007. 404-727-6570 (w), merle.black@emory.edu Robert Franklin
Religion and Politics/"Values Voters"
Franklin, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics, comments on the rise of religious progressives since the last presidential campaign, the influence of faith-based initiatives on values voters, and the impact of the unrequited loyalty of evangelicals at the polls. Franklin has been involved with the Red Letter Christians Movement, is president of the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta and regularly provides commentary for National Public Radio. 404-723- 8197 (c), rmfrank@emory.edu Andra Gillespie
Political Participation/Effective Campaigning/ Post-civil Rights Era Leadership
Gillespie assistant can discuss American political participation, effective campaigning and voting behavior; African-American politics; race and politics, and post-civil rights generation leadership. Gillespie's research uses experimental field methods to study the influences on voter turnout, with a look at what works – and doesn't– in minority politics today as new leadership emerges separate from the civil rights generation. 404-727-9748 (w), andra.gillespie@emory.edu Michael Kang
Gerrymandering/Voting Rights/Campaign Finance
Election law expert Michael Kang can talk about regulation of political parties, voting rights issues, partisan gerrymandering and campaign finance reform. He is the author of a forthcoming article on redistricting reform. 404-849-3093 (c), 404-712-4243 (w), mkang@law.emory.edu Drew Westen
Psychology/Analysis of Voter Behavior
Westen, professor of psychology and psychiatry and director of clinical psychology at Emory, can provide a psychological analysis of political issues, including the psychology of voter behavior and the influence of emotions and non-verbal communication on their decision-making. Recent research by Westen, which used functional neuroimaging to look at the brains of political partisans, sheds light on why staunch Democrats and Republicans can hear the same information, but walk away with opposite conclusions. 404-727-7407 (w), 404-375-6639 (c), dwesten@emory.edu. View "Emory Experts Predict '06 Election Outcome" in the Emory Report. ### Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities. For nearly two decades Emory has been named one of the country's top 25 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system. Subscribe to News@Emory RSS feeds for automatic updates of the latest news at Emory.
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