Professor Larry Jacobs comments on a Republican candidate who has announced he is challenging U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is running for re-election this year.
Professor Larry Jacobs was interviewed for this column exploring how Minnesota election officials are preparing for potential disinformation, cyberattacks, and other dirty tricks that could disrupt the state’s voting activities this year.
Professor Larry Jacobs is shares his perspectives on the outcome of the Iowa Republican Caucus and what's next for the party's presidential candidates.
The Iowa Caucus "is a political system that has far outlived even its most modest claims," Professor Larry Jacobs told an opinion writer who argues in this column that Donald Trump has proven the Iowa Caucuses no longer matter.
Professor Larry Jacobs was quoted in this story looking at the legal challenges facing former President Donald Trump as he campaigns to return to the White House this year.
Professor Larry Jacobs, in this story looking at the year ahead in the race for president, says, "The protective shield that all democracies and social orders rely on: legitimacy of the governing body; some level of elite responsibility; the willingness of citizens to view their neighbors in a civic way; is in an advanced stage of decline or collapse."
Professor Larry Jacobs is quoted in this story examining whether infighting between progressive and centrist Democrats could weaken the party’s campaign leading up to the November 2024 elections.
In this commentary, Professor Larry Jacobs argues the University of Minnesota will attract the best candidates for a new president if the finalists are not named publicly.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, who is running against President Biden in the Democratic race for the White House, is struggling to formulate a broader policy platform that would appeal to voters, according to Professor Larry Jacobs.