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A new national survey of Americans’ attitudes on immigration, race, ethnicity and religion shows a large majority of Americans (60%) support allowing legal immigrants to vote in local elections, with the strongest support coming from young Americans and opposed only by a majority of those over age 60. The poll, funded by Hamilton's Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, found that almost half of all young people feel the government should focus more on integrating illegal immigrants into American society.

“Barack Obama and American Racial Politics,” an essay co-authored by Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, was published in the spring issue of Dædalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

James S. Sherman Professor of Government Philip Klinkner and Jesse Stinebring ’13 presented a paper at the Southern Political Science Association meeting held Jan. 6-8, in New Orleans. “Black, White, and Green: Race and Campaign Spending in the 2008 Election” examines the role of race resentment in recent elections and whether Barack Obama’s campaign spending advantage impacted the outcome of the 2008 presidential election.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, was referenced in a Feb. 10 Baltimore Sun article, "Steele's rise shows how Obama has altered landscape." The article discussed Michael Steele's recent election as Republican National Committee chairman and how President Obama has fundamentally changed U.S. electoral politics in 2008 by building two new multiracial coalitions.

Government professor Philip Klinkner, who is attending the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, will be blogging about his observations on Huffington Post beginning on Monday, Jan. 19, and continuing on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the publication's Obama Inauguration Coverage site. He will also be using Twitter to record his experiences at pklinkne.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, and Robert Martin, associate professor of government, will join New York State Senator Joseph Griffo in presenting "Considering the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact." The League of Women Voters is hosting this panel discussion regarding the Electoral College, the NPV Compact and the implications of a constitutional amendment.

In an interview on central New York's public radio station WRVO-FM, Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, spoke about the voting patterns that emerged in the presidential election and the role played by race. During the interview with news director Chris Ulanowski on Jan. 16, Klinkner also discussed the parallels between the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt and an Obama presidency.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, co-authored "LBJ's Revenge: The 2008 Election and the Rise of the Great Society Coalition" in the election issue (Vol. 6, Issue 4) of The Forum - A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics published by Berkeley Electronic Press. This article presents a distinctive overview of the 2008 election contest focused on its coalitional underpinnings.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter Naftali Bendavid for an article on how President-elect Barack Obama's first term may or may not mirror that of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In "FDR's Popularity Helped Power New Deal," which appeared in the paper's Jan. 6 issue, Klinkner commented that Roosevelt established a connection with the electorate unlike that of any previous president.

Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government and Associate Dean of Students, got the last word in a Christian Science Monitor article titled "In Sealing Nomination, Obama Makes History" published Wednesday, June 4. The article chronicled Barack Obama's route to securing the Democratic presidential nomination and analyzed its unconventional nature. Klinkner observed that never before had a candidate attracted such a diverse coalition of supporters.