Journal-News: Candidates adjust campaigning during challenges
UC politics and religion scholar David Niven weighs in on 2020 campagins
Challenges created by the coronavirus have changed campaigning strategies, say experts such as the University of Cincinnati’s David Niven, associate professor of political science, College of Arts and Sciences.
In an article in Butler County’s Journal-News, voters appear to be leaning away from Republicans, but some areas are still strongly supporters, says Niven.
“The tide is very much against Republicans nationally right now,” he said. But that trend, he said, isn’t likely to spread into Butler County, calling it “well above the flood line.”
David Niven, PhD, teaches American politics and conducts research on campaigns, political communication and death penalty policy.
Read the full Journal-News article.
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