Steffen Schmidt on C-Span “Washington Journal”
Bill Scanlan Host, C-Span
January 30, 2016
Steffen Schmidt previewed the February 1, 2016, Iowa caucuses and talked about the history of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status and the role of the Hawkeye State in presidential elections.
Watch political analysis with Bill Scanlan and Steffen Schmidt.
Steffen Schmidt on WOI Channel 5 “This Week in Iowa”
Sabrina Ahmed and Amanda Krenz, Host, WOI Channel 5 News
January 17, 2016
Political Analysis on WOI Channel 5 “This Week in Iowa” with Dr. Steffen Schmidt and the 2016 Iowa Caucuses.
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Fox News’ Neil Cavuto Interviews Steffen Schmidt
Neil Cavuto, Host, Fox News “Your World”
January 16, 2016
Political analysis with Steffen Schmidt and Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on “Your World”.
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KHOI Radio Show with Dr. Steffen Schmidt
Susan Branson and Paul Wierson, Host, KHOI Community Radio
January 13, 2016
KHOI Local Talk program with Dr. Steffen Schmidt about the 2016 Iowa Caucuses.
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Fox News’ Neil Cavuto Interviews Steffen Schmidt
Neil Cavuto, Host, Fox News “Your World”
January 4, 2016
Political analysis with Steffen Schmidt and Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on “Your World”.
Watch “Your World” and political analysis with Steffen Schmidt.
KCRW Radio Show “A History of Primaries and Caucuses”
Madeleine Brand, Host, Press Play, KCRW Public Radio
December 16, 2015
Professor Steffen Schmidt joins Ken Rudin, Political Editor, National Public Radio and Madeleine Brand for this week’s Press Play, A History of Primaries and Caucuses.
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How The Presidential Candidates Are Responding To The Paris Attacks
Joy Cardin, Host, Wisconsin Public Radio
November 19, 2015
According to Joy Cardin’s guest political analyst, last weekend’s terrorist attack in Paris was a “game changer” for the 2016 presidential race. This week on the campaign trail, they look at how the candidates are reacting to the massacre, why he says Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders are “finished,” and whether domestic policies will still play a role in next year’s election.
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Are subliminal forces at work in politics?
By Steffen Schmidt, The Gazette
August 22, 2015
“At the time, with a helpful 14 knots allowing us to beat windward to our destination, my mind was on 2016 presidential politics. I had just watched the Union Leader “forum” in New Hampshire.”
Read more about this article.
All Things Political with Dr. Politics
Kathleen Dunn, Host, Wisconsin Public Radio
August 17, 2015
Professor Steffen Schmidt joins Kathleen for this week’s All Things Political. Better known as Dr. Politics, Schmidt is one of the most quoted political scientists regarding the Iowa Caucuses. Together they discuss the candidates for the 2016 presidential race and other top political news of the day.
Listen to All Things Political with Dr. Politics
Donald Trump creates sandstorm for the GOP
By Steffen Schmidt, Des Moines Register
August 16, 2015
“It suddenly occurred to me that what’s happening in American politics is that Donald Trump is blowing in like a bad storm and for the moment, at least, blanketing the Republican campaign, choking out all the other candidates. No matter how hard the mainstream media are trying to push Carly Fiorina.”
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Iowans caught in Jon Stewart’s spotlight say goodbye
By Courtney Crowder, ccrowder@dmreg.com, Des Moines Register
August 6, 2015
“Getting a call from The Daily Show was like being nominated for an Academy Award in political science, said Iowa State University professor Steffen Schmidt, who recently appeared in an Al Madrigal-led segment on the Iowa caucuses.”
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The candidate horde is here
By Steffen Schmidt, Ames Tribune
July 18, 2015
The 2016 race is now full steam ahead. For Republican candidates, this means scrambling to secure facilities for rallys and town hall meetings because so many of the best places have been already been booked.
Read more about this article.
It still is Hillary Clinton’s race to lose
By Steffen Schmidt, The Gazette
July 11, 2015
As we rumble toward the 2016 Iowa caucuses one thing is certain. We are obsessed with polls. Once upon a time, presidential campaigns unfolded without polls. Contenders such as Abraham Lincoln and FDR debated, gave “whistle stop” speeches from the back platforms of trains, and wrote essays about their solutions to the nation’s problems.
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ISU professor to offer free online class
By June 18th, 2015
ISU political science professor Steffen Schmidt is hosting a free online course about the Iowa caucuses during the upcoming fall and spring semesters.
Read more about professor Steffen Schmidt and the Iowa Presidential Caucuses MOOC.
Dr. Steffen Schmidt’s
interview with Al Madrigal on The Daily Show
The Chosen Ones of Iowa
Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie
Episode #78: The Debate Stage and an Iowa Sage
Steffen Schmidt of Iowa State University talks about how the Iowa caucuses came about, why it matters and should matter, and what the Hawkeye State offers that other states do not.
Iowa State’s ‘Dr. Politics’ talks caucuses on The Daily Show
Steffen Schmidt, a University Professor of political science at Iowa State University, will be part of a segment about the Iowa Caucuses for The Daily Show. Al Madrigal, a correspondent for The Daily Show, recently interviewed Schmidt, about Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status. Schmidt, also known as Dr. Politics, defended Iowa’s role and stressed the civic involvement of Iowa voters. Schmidt is teaching a free, online course this fall on the history of the caucuses, how the process works and Iowa’s future as the first political battleground. You can register for the course here.
Caucuses 2016: Crowded Field and
Single Candidate
By Steffen Schmidt
The 2016 Iowa First in the Nation Presidential Caucuses are shaping up to be asymmetrical and very interesting.
Read more about Caucuses 2016: Crowded Field and Single Candidate
The Amazing Political Power of Iowa
By Steffen Schmidt, Ames Tribune
March 16, 2015
As the first in the nation to register candidate preferences, Iowa is indisputably THE most important presidential state. It gives the first three finishers a huge advantage “out of the gate” as they say at horse races, which is what presidential primaries are often called.
Read more about The Amazing Political Power of Iowa.
Course about Iowa Caucuses to be
offered at Iowa State
By Madeline Gould, Iowa State Daily
February 12th, 2015
In the last few statewide elections, college-aged Americans played a major role in who was elected. The same thing could happen again if all students get involved in the Iowa Caucuses, said Steffen Schmidt, political science professor at Iowa State.
Read more about the Iowa Presidential Caucuses from the Iowa State Daily.
ISU to Add Course on Iowa Caucuses
By Roger Riley, WHOtv.com
February 8th, 2015
The President of Iowa State University, Steven Leath, reported to the Iowa Board of Regents this week that ISU would be launching a course around the Iowa Caucuses. Leath called it the first-ever Massive Online Open Class (MOOC). Watch the video with ISU President Leath on WHOtv.com.
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