Those who teach American politics may be interested in the latest installment of my - according to editor Ray La Raja - popular series of articles at the on-line journal, The Forum. It's written to an introductory undergraduate level, but has lots of cites to the literature for more advanced students to follow.

http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol8/iss4/art8/

I've blogged at Huffington Post about what I think is among the more interesting aspects, an emerging age gap of support for Democratic candidates among the youth and the elderly.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-p-mcdonald/the-age-gap-and-what-it-p_b_807746.html

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Dr. Michael P. McDonald

Associate Professor, George Mason University

Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

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