Associate Professor, Political Science, Georgia State University
Daniel Franklin is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University. His areas of specialization are American Chief Executives, budgeting and the legislative process. His latest book is on the politics of presidential transitions from the perspective of leaving administrations. Pitiful Giants: Presidents in their Final Terms is available starting October 2014 from Palgrave Macmillan Press.
Franklin is also a member of the Scholars Strategy Network, http://www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/. The purpose of this group is to present the results of our research in an accessible way to decision makers and citizens.
Are third-party candidates spoilers? What voting data reveal
Jan 19, 2017 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Green Party candidate Jill Stein does not see herself as a spoiler in the 2016 presidential race. Her voters, Stein claims, would not have come to the polls had she not been in the race. But what if Stein were wrong...