In the News

Selected Media Appearances

Agence France-Presse (AFP) interview on same-sex marriage in CO (May 2012)

Minnesota Public Radio interview on Colorado politics (August 2012)

New York Times profile of Colorado in FiveThirtyEight (October 2012)

PBS NewsHour story on fracking in Colorado (September 2014)

"Losing the Tea Party Baggage," New York Times (January 2015)

Politics Unplugged interview on Donald Trump (January 2016)

Colorado Public Radio interview on the Colorado caucuses (February 2016)

Politics Unplugged Super Tuesday discussion (March 2016)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on Grinnell College National Poll (September 2018)

"The Insiders" with Dave Price discussion on Grinnell College National Poll (September 2018)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on Trump support and immigration (November 2018)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on 2020 presidential campaign (October 2019)

"The Insiders" with Dave Price discussion on Grinnell College National Poll (October 2019)

Iowa Public Radio "Talk of Iowa" interview on political polling (January 2020)

Washington Post Iowa Caucus live stream discussion (at 2 hr. 45 min. mark) (February 2020)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on coronavirus (April 2020)

"The Insiders" with Dave Price discussion on Grinnell College National Poll (September 2020)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on September 2020 Grinnell poll (September 2020)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on future of polling (November 2020)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on second Trump impeachment (January 2021)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on report card on American democracy (with Danielle Lussier) (March 2021)

"Passing Judgment" podcast with Amy Levinson (October 2021)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on October 2021 Grinnell poll (October 2021)

NightSide with Dan Rea, WBZ Boston, "Americans Sour on Public Schools" (March 2022)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on Ukraine and education (with Wayne Moyer) (March 2022)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on 2022 midterms (September 2022)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on spring 2023 Grinnell College National Poll (March 2023)

Iowa Public Radio "River to River" interview on public attitudes toward constitutional reform (October 2023).

Iowa PBS "Iowa Press" discussion on 2024 presidential primary (November 2023) 

Iowa Public Radio discussion on spring 2024 Grinnell College National Poll (March 2024)

Iowa Public Radio discussion on women's college athletics (with Sara Booher and Skylar Thomas) (March 2024)

Blog Posts / Op-Eds

"Cory Gardner's victory may be a sign that social conservatism is on the ebb in Colorado," London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog (November 2014)

"Sen. Flake Made the Best of a Losing Hand," Des Moines Register (October 2017)

"Trump just praised earmarks. Here's what the fuss is about," with Travis Johnston and Alex Theodoridis in the Monkey Cage (January 2018)

"Weakening oversight: Two warning signs in appropriations," The Hill (February 2018)

"If Dems take House, recall what happened after '94 midterms," The Hill (September 2018)

"There might not be a government shutdown this year. This is big news," with Molly Reynolds in the Monkey Cage (September 2018)

"Iowa 2018: A victory for conventional GOP politics and a defeat for Trumpism," Des Moines Register (November 2018)

"What does it mean to be a 'real' American?" with Caleb Elfenbein in the Washington Post (January 2019)

"Why Americans' support for democratic values may not protect democracy in practice" with Danielle Lussier and Georgia Rawhouser-Mylet in London School of Economics Americans Politics and Policy Blog (May 2021)

"New Poll Data Puts Biden At Odds with Most Americans on Student Loan Forgiveness" with Georgia Rawhouser-Mylet in Diverse Issues in Higher Education (May 2021)

"Poll: For Many School Choice Advocates, 'Religious' Means 'Christian'" with Ishai Melamede in The 74 (May 2023)

"By threatening to ban TikTok, new polling suggests Congress is responding to widespread populist attitudes in the U.S." in London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog (March 2024)

Public Discussions

Bridges to the Future discussion with Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

"How to Fix Congress" at the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service

"The Senate filibuster: Tool of mass obstruction or key to deliberation?" at the American Enterprise Institute

"Regular Order and the Appropriations Process" with the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group

"Inauguration Day: What can the Biden administration hope to achieve?" with the Scrivner Institute for Public Policy and Center for American Politics, University of Denver.

"Evaluating Congress: The Cost of Partisan Polarization and Prospects for Reform," Amicus Curiae Lecture Series, Marshall University, March 2024.