The three reasons a vice presidential candidate is selected
BY MATTHEW CROSS In 2008, freshman Senator Barack Obama defied the odds to win the Democratic nomination for president
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A Look Back at Super Tuesday: Harvard Kennedy School Students Discuss the 2020 Primaries
Before all the changes regarding the coronavirus pandemic, Super Tuesday reset the Democratic Primary. Fifteen states hold their primaries on
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The Iowa Caucus in Review: Where Should Technology Take Us From Here?
Two of our Kennedy School Review Podcast Team members describe their experiences observing and supporting the Iowa Caucus, discussing what
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How the Citizenship Question Makes Vulnerable Populations Less Likely to be Counted
A Q&A with Esperanza Guevara of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights In March 2018, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose
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The Benefits of the Census Bureau: A Research Perspective
BY NICK BUFFIE The U.S. Census Bureau is facing a series of challenges this time around – insufficient funding, a
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The 2020 Census: Facing a ‘perfect storm?’
BY TERRI ANN LOWENTHAL Every U.S. census faces challenges and controversies; counting a mobile, growing, and increasingly diverse “nation of
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Why an Accurate 2020 Census Matters: Money, Power and Truth
BY KYLA FULLENWIDER Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this
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