Newswise — New Brunswick, N.J. (October 10, 2019) – Ross Baker, a distinguished professor of political science at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and an expert on American politics, is available to comment before and after the Democratic debates next week.

Baker is a former research associate at the Brookings Institution. He has served as a consultant and resident scholar for Democrats in the House and Senate.

“Impeachment will likely be front and center next week even though all of the candidates have come out in favor of moving along with the process,” he said. “While the contenders might prefer to talk about health care and climate change, there is a good chance the event will become a bidding war for who is the most pro-impeachment of the hopefuls. It's the elephant in the room."

Baker can be reached at [email protected].

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