The D Key

By Paul A. Djupe, Director of the Data for Political Research Minor Congratulations, you’ve been accepted to attend Denison University! Here are some stickers. What do you do with them? Are you a sticker person whose laptop case color cannot be discerned? Are you proud to be accepted into this liberal arts college? Are others…

Are Republicans Resurging?

By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research The Trump years were not particularly effective for recruiting young Republicans, especially on college campuses. While there are colleges and universities that explicitly bill themselves as conservative havens, most others are just following the winds and accepting whatever the market provides. And that’s liberal Democrats….

Commitment to Wokeness on Campus

By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research It has been hard to avoid hearing the term “woke” if you’ve been paying any attention to presidential politics of the last year. And it’s not being used in a flattering light. In an attempt to build the same enthusiasm from Trump voters, Republican hopefuls…

This is One of the Few Things That Overcomes Partisan Polarization

By Paul A. Djupe, Director of Data for Political Research Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on much these days. In many ways that’s fine, parties are supposed to be different in order to offer a real, distinct choice to voters. So, it’s always surprising to find common ground. Ohio has an election coming up and…