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A Run for the Senate
The Republican voters in South Carolina District 12 had to decide on Tuesday between four candidates who were running for the State Senate. Furman political science professor Brent Nelsen talked with WSPA-TV about the candidates...
Continue ReadingTrump and Evangelical Voters
The Republican Party has long been a stronghold of religious voters, but how are those same voters responding to Donald Trump as their party's nominee? In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Furman political science...
Continue ReadingExplaining the Fate of a SC Bill
The South Carolina bathroom bill—similar to House Bill 2—is apparently dead for the year. The bill that would prevent transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice never made it to the Senate floor....
Continue ReadingWhen Laws are Bad for Business
Last month, North Carolina joined a growing number of state legislatures that have either passed or tried to pass bills that could enable discrimination against members of the gay, lesbians and transgender communities. The reaction...
Continue ReadingDanielle Vinson on why Greenville is a city on the rise
On March 8, PBS NewsHour broadcast a lengthy story about Greenville, S.C., and how community officials have worked together to make it one of the most prosperous and dynamic cities in America. Danielle Vinson, a...
Continue ReadingJim Guth on evangelicals’ fascination with Donald Trump
Furman University Political Science professor James Guth weighs in on why Donald Trump continues to win the hearts of the religious right. In National Public Radio’s It’s all Politics segment, Dr. Guth predicts Trump’s appeal...
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