Michael McDonald is an associate professor of government and politics in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University.
Dr. Michael McDonald appears in the following:
Early Voting's Big Impact on the Midterms
Friday, October 26, 2018
The midterms are very much underway. Over 10 million people have already cast their vote as of this week - numbers that are on par with presidential elections.
With One in Three Voters Still Undecided, A Look at the 'Persuadables'
Thursday, October 28, 2010
With just five days left until mid-term elections, Republicans and Democrats alike going to be making lots phone calls and knocking on lots of doors, trying to reach out and talk to undecided voters — or as they’re called in polling circles, “persuadables.” That little semantic shift that reveals how desirable these voters are and what lengths a campaign will go to in order to get them.
But who are these persuadables? And what exactly do they need to be persuaded?
voter turnout
Monday, November 03, 2008
Record numbers of Americans voted early this year. Michael McDonald, a voting expert and professor at George Mason University, analyzes what we know about those early votes, and what they say about what will happen tomorrow.
