Media members can reach out to University of Michigan faculty for insights about the candidates and issues for the 2024 elections.

Michael Traugott, research professor emeritus, studies the mass media and their impact on American politics. This includes research on the use of the media by candidates in their campaigns and its impact on voters, as well as the ways that campaigns are covered and the impact of this coverage on candidates. He has a particular interest in the use of surveys and polls and the way news organizations employ them to cover campaigns and elections.

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Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy, is a former senior U.S. government counterterrorism official. He can talk about technology and election security.

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Vincent Hutchings, professor of political science, is an expert on public opinion, elections, voting behavior, and African American politics.

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Jonathan Hanson is a specialist in comparative political economy and political development. He examines the ways that political institutions affect economic performance and development.

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Ken Kollman is the director of the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research and professor of political science. His research focuses on political parties and organizations, elections, lobbying, federal systems, American politics and comparative politics.

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Debra Horner is the senior program manager at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy. She can discuss city and township election administration and election security, the tone of local civic discourse, and local leaders’ trust in democratic institutions.

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Jenna Bednar is a professor of political science and public policy. Her research combines positive political theory and systems theory to study how formal institutions, such as laws, electoral rules, or constitutions, remain effective in complex environments.

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Aaron Kall, director of the U-M Debate Program and Debate Institute, can discuss political speeches given by the candidates.

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Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, can discuss why voters still rank inflation as their biggest issue in deciding which candidate they will vote for, despite government numbers showing that inflation has come down. He can also talk about what a president can do about inflation.

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Yanna Krupnikov is a professor of communication and media, Her work focuses on political communication, in particular, attention to news, political expression and social interactions.

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