Tagged: Congressional Corner

Republican Representative Chris Gibson of the 19th District of New York, voted against his party on the recent payroll tax increase measures. In today’s Congressional Corner, he speaks with Alan Chartock about why he did so - and about how going against one’s party works.

After years of incoming flak, the polling industry regained some credibility in the 2012 presidential election.

In today’s Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti, director of the Western New England University poll and professor of political science, tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock it’s time to look ahead to 2014 .

Massachusetts is likely to have yet another new U.S. Senator.

In today’s Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti, director of the Western New England University poll and professor of political science, tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that the compressed calendar will make the coming special election a sprint.

The fiscal cliff negotiations went up to the last minute – and past the last minute.

In today’s Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti, director of the Western New England University poll and professor of political science, tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that the resolution was only a temporary respite.