What do you know about politics?
What should you know?
Forget views, beliefs and opinions – politics is really a science. In this audio and video podcast, Dr. Kirby Goidel and Dr. Todd Kent from the Texas A&M Department of Political Science use their years of teaching, research and campaign experience to show you what's actually happening in politics. No partisan politics here, just a navigation of political data, media, money, behavior and more so you can be more informed the next time you vote.
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Dr. Kirby Goidel is a professor in the Department of Political Science (Bush School of Government & Public Service) at Texas A&M University. His research is motivated by questions of democratic governance, including whether citizens are up to the task of democratic governance., the willingness and ability of elites to manipulate public opinion, and the institutional mechanisms which translate democratic inputs into policy outcomes.
Dr. C. Todd Kent serves as The Bush School's Director of Undergraduate Studies and has a broad background that includes academic, consulting, and nonprofit experience. Kent’s academic research interests include presidential foreign policy decision-making, political risk-taking, electoral politics, and the relationship between religion and international relations. He has an extensive background in public opinion research and political consulting.