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Ridout Speaks to NY Times on Inslee Presidential Run

“He’s a true believer,” said Travis N. Ridout, a professor of government and public policy at Washington State University and longtime observer of Mr. Inslee. “He’s identified with climate change. Other than that, it’s hard to — at least in my mind — come up with signature policy focuses. The positive of that is that […]

Ridout cited on fivethirtyeight.com

Travis Ridout was interviewed in this article on the impact of money in politics that appeared on the website fivethirtyeight.com. “What’s more, Ridout said, ads probably matter least in the races where campaigns spend the most on them — like presidential elections. Partly, that’s because the bigger the election, the more we already know about […]

The Hill: Ridout comments on Republicans running ads against Clinton in 2018

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has been the subject of about 1 percent of all advertisements run so far, but all of those ads have also mentioned Pelosi, Wesleyan researchers found. More Republican candidates actually mention Hillary Clinton than Schumer, who remains unknown in much of the country. “Even though [Clinton] is effectively out […]