1/20/2000
TO: Editors, news directors
FROM: Jeff Iseminger, 608-262-8287, [email protected]
RE: Expert sources for primary elections
For your coverage of the long presidential primary season about to begin, we offer these political science experts and some of the questions they could answer:
"¢ David Canon, professor, office (608) 263-2283 or 263-1894
-- What do certain primary results mean to both parties?
-- How does primary "front-loading" affect campaign strategies?
"¢ Donald Downs, professor, office (608) 263-2295, home (608) 274-7362
-- Who votes in primaries?
-- What is at stake in the primaries for the candidates and parties?
"¢ Dennis Dresang, professor, office (608) 263-1793, home (608) 238-8714
-- What is the Wisconsin perspective on the national primaries?
"¢ Don Kettl, professor, home (608) 233-3128
-- Is Gore a lock on the Democratic nomination?
-- Can Bush and his well-funded machine be stopped?
-- Is this kind of primary system good for us?
"¢ Ken Mayer, associate professor, office (608) 263-2286
-- How might different candidates fare in the general election, if nominated?
-- What are some of the issues that could affect primary outcomes?
"¢ Virginia Sapiro, professor, office (608) 263-2024, home (608) 273-8250
-- Why did people vote a certain way in a primary?
-- Is there any "gender gap" showing up in the voting?
-- How effective are various candidates' primary campaigns?
"¢ Graham Wilson, professor, office (608) 263-2241, home (608) 273-8250
-- What effect could the primaries have on the parties themselves?
-- How has the primary system performed historically in producing good fall-election candidates?
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