Michael Bitzer
Dr. Michael Bitzer is an associate professor of politics and history at Catawba College, where he also serves as the 2011-2012 Swink Professor for Excellence in Classroom Teaching and the chair of the department of history & politics. A native South Carolinian, he holds graduate degrees in both history and political science from Clemson University and The University of Georgiaââ
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In what may be a landmark decision , a federal panel of judges has ruled all of North Carolina's congressional districts are illegal partisan... -
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Wisconsin redistricting case and consider whether partisan gerrymandering is constitutional. In the past,...
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For most of us who study North Carolina politics, 2008’s election was the great demarcation in terms of the state being a “strong Republican”... -
With Donald Trump’s newest attempt to ‘reboot’ his presidential campaign, speculation abounds as to whether this latest campaign shake-up, along with... -
On the day that the state of North Carolina asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision regarding the state's...
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Much has been made about the role that white voters will play in this year’s election, especially those without a college education who are seen as the... -
Much has been made about the favorability, or more notably, the lack thereof, of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Along with all of the other... -
Modern-day nominating conventions have become nothing more than ‘infomercials’ for both political parties, and this year's Democratic and Republican...
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Heading into the general election, I'm analyzing the voter registration pool for North Carolina at the beginning of each month, watching for key trends...
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With any general election, there are two aspects that most political analysts will start to evaluate: the composition of the possible electorate (‘who...
