Opinion | The Hill | The covid hearing made: We still have a lot to learn about pandemic preparedness
"One would never know it from watching last week’s hearings of the House Select Subcommittee House on the Coronavirus Pandemic, but there are grave, if not existential, questions about America’s pandemic response that must be addressed to secure our future." - John J. Farmer, Jr., Director of the Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience
CNN | Mexico will have a woman president before the US. Here's why
“The concept of quotas, as you well know, is sort of antithetical to the American image of pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, the best candidates will rise to the top...The philosophy of the party generally is the best candidate will rise to the top, and whether it’s a man or a woman or a person of color or a White person, it doesn’t matter." - Debbie Walsh, Director of the Center for American Women and Politics
NJ Spotlight News | Democrats Assess Risk of Independent Menendez Run
“He’s completely bottomed out in terms of favorables and his job approval...I don’t expect that to change throughout the coming months. So he could potentially chip away some Democratic support … but I don’t think there’s, as of right now, any real damage that can be done, especially when we have a high-profile election at the top of the ballot.” - Dr. Ashley Koning, Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling |