Raymond La Raja and co-authors show how partisanship colors Americans’ views of corruption and what reforms could help.

The new poll finds Trump’s overall approval down to 32%, as Republican approval of the president has fallen 14 points since April and 1 in 6 Trump voters say they would not vote for him again.

Ray La Raja joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a Professor of Political Science at UMass Amherst and his book "Small Donors in U.S. Politics: Myth and Reality".

A myth-busting investigation of small donors: who they are, how they spend their money, and whose campaigns actually benefit from their donations. Many political reformers argue that more robust small...

Ray La Raja and Zach Albert find that small donors are just as advantaged, partisan, and extreme as larger donors.

A myth-busting investigation of small donors: who they are, how they spend their money, and whose campaigns actually benefit from their donations. Many political reformers argue that more robust small...

Campaign finance regimes that increase the number of small donors may not be a solution to America's democracy woes.

The matching program’s inaugural run expanded legislative candidates’ reliance on small donors from within their districts.

A myth-busting investigation of small donors: who they are, how they spend their money, and whose campaigns actually benefit from their donations. Many political reformers argue that more robust small...

Amidst war with Iran and deepening disapproval over his handling of inflation, immigration, jobs and tariffs, 17% of 2024 Trump voters now express reservations about their vote choice.

Snyder, a doctoral student in political science and graduate fellow with the UMass Amherst Poll, will present his paper, “There’s a Lot to Unpack There: Personalization in Political Language and Affec...

Public participation strengthens democracy when well designed, but poorly timed input can stall broadly supported policies.

‘Every generation is called to renew democracy. Yours will be tested,’ writes Ray La Raja

There is a divergence in how current and former lawmakers talk about the issues facing American democracy.

“In a democratic society, even the most polarizing ideas must be met with words, not weapons,” LaRaja writes.

Her frenzied spending has led to second-guessing among some Democrats and questions as she has pressed for more cash since the election.

TRIBUNE. Donald Trump exploite sans vergogne les peurs d’une base charriant des fondamentalistes religieux, des racistes et des isolationnistes, rassemblés dans une grande synthèse populiste qui a bal...

Elon Musk’s $1 million lottery should inspire us to make voting more fun.

By enabling the executive to infringe on the independence of the Legislature, Question 1 undermines the checks and balances system championed by James Madison.

Discussions about political parties lack talk about boundaries. What is the core of a political party? And why should we care? Julia Azari and others are right about the weakness and hollowness of U.S...