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Christopher Johnston’s research focuses on the application of psychological theory to mass politics.
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How does the Mexican peso reflect the first presidential debate? Professor Christopher Johnston recaps Trump v. Clinton

Monday night marked the highly-anticipated presidential candidate debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton—the first in what will be a series of three debates.The Chronicle asked Christopher Johnston—assistant professor of political science whose research centers on political psychology and public opinion—about how the candidates fared, the techniques they employed in the debate and the role that fact-checking plays in the election.


Wendy Davis founded Deeds Not Words, a nonprofit organization that connects young activists with resources.
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Wendy Davis meets student leaders on campus, emphasizes importance of youth vote

Wendy Davis, a former Texas state senator known for her 11-hour filibuster in 2013 to block a Senate bill restricting abortion, visited campus Thursday to meet with student leaders. She will also hold a roundtable event Friday morning in the Law School and will later visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Chronicle’s Samantha Neal talked with Davis about the presidential election, the ongoing Charlotte protests and student voting as Davis visited Red Mango.


Heather Smith is on the board of directors for Rock the Vote, which aims to increase voter registration among young people. 
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Rock the Vote director emphasizes importance of youth vote

As Director of Rock The Vote, Heather Smith Trinity ’98—also a member of the Duke Engage National Advisory Board—has presided over the registering of millions of young people between the ages of eighteen through twenty-nine to vote in their first presidential elections, helping to shape Rock the Vote’s reputation today as the largest non-partisan, non-profit voter registration organization in the country.