Sunday, November 2, 2025

The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics News Archives

Ohio's 2024 U.S. Senate showdown takes off
How will Trump's grip on the GOP impact elections?
A clean sweep: How Bernie Moreno became Ohio's Republican U.S. Senate nominee
Donald Trump - And Democrats - Should Be Pleased With Ohio's Senate Primary
Dr. David Cohen stops by the Ray Horner Show
Who will win Ohio's pivotal Senate race? Donald Trump tests the power of his endorsement.
Ohio Republican Party infighting could decide these Northeast Ohio Statehouse races
U of Akron political analyst discusses Biden v. Trump rematch
With presidential contest set, concern over Ohio's GOP U.S. Senate primary turnout looms


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Dr. Amy Acton, Tim Ryan: What's the state of the 2026 Democratic governor's race?

In this article, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, comments on Dr. Amy Acton funning for Ohio governor. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Polls show where top Dems stand in Ohio

In this article, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, discusses the possibility of Democrats benefitting from a Trump administration that has low polling numbers. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Stephen C. Brooks

sbrooks@uakron.edu

  • Coronavirus
  • effect of pandemic on campaigning and voting in Ohio
  • media and politics
  • campaign news
  • campaign advertising


David B. Cohen

dbcohen@uakron.edu

  • American politics
  • president
  • vice president
  • POTUS
  • First Lady
  • White House
  • presidency
  • White House staff
  • chief of staff
  • White House press corps
  • executive branch
  • cabinet
  • Congress
  • House of Representatives
  • Senate
  • campaigns
  • elections
  • voting
  • Ohio politics
  • Ohio Statehouse
  • Ohio legislature
  • public opinion
  • WMD
  • weapons of mass destruction
  • homeland security
  • biological weapons
  • chemical weapons
  • nuclear weapons
  • arms control
  • Politics of coronavirus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19


John Green

green@uakron.edu

  • Politics
  • religion and politics
  • campaign finance


Karl Kaltenthaler

kck@uakron.edu

  • Coronavirus
  • Global cooperation or lack of cooperation
  • Trade (trade wars)
  • US role in the world
  • Islamist Terrorism
  • ISIS (or IS or ISIL)
  • Al Qaeda
  • Taliban
  • Pakistani terrorist groups
  • Radicalization into Islamist terrorist groups
  • Drones
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • Iraq
  • Syria and Middle East security
  • Counterterrorism
  • Intelligence issues
  • National security policy and Muslim public opinion


James T. McHugh

mchugh@uakron.edu

  • Political science
  • political philosophy and ideology
  • democratic theory
  • Canadian politics
  • British politics
  • North American regional cooperation (including NAFTA)
  • human rights
  • international law
  • legal philosophy
  • state constitutions
  • comparative constitutional and legal systems