Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMass Amherst Poll Tatishe Nteta is quoted in a story examining the state of Massachusetts’ Republican party under the leadership of new party chair Amy Carnevale.  “There is no candidate on the horizon that will compete for two of the [U.S.] Senate positions that are currently held by individuals over the age of 70 years old. I think this is the bottom, as it pertains to the party in the state,” Nteta says, adding that, “The thing we know about American politics is, just when you think a party is down and out, they can surprise you,” Nteta said. “That happens historically at the national level, and I think it potentially could happen here at the state level. But it’s going to need effective leadership and a vision and hard work to achieve the overarching goal.” (GBH, 2/1/23)

There is additional coverage on a recent UMass Amherst poll finding that 6 in 10 respondents support setting an upper age limit for the U.S. president. Professors of political science and co-directors of UMass Poll Jesse Rhodes and Ray La Raja are quoted in the article. (Boston.com, 1/20/23;  News Office release) 

A recent UMass Amherst poll finds that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gained ground on former President Trump, “but Trump still gets most first-choice votes and is among the top three choices for almost two-thirds of Republicans," said professor or political science and co-director of the poll Alex Theodoridis. (AlterNet, 1/22/23; El País [Spain], 1/20/23; News Office release)

Paul Collins, professor of legal studies and political science, comments in an article about the U.S. Supreme Court’s investigation into the leak of an opinion draft that led to last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. “The big takeaway is that the court has a problem, and that it wasn't able to locate the source of that problem,” Collins says. (WACH Fox 57 [South Carolina], 1/20/23)