Loren Collingwood, assistant professor of political science(http://www.politicalscience.ucr.edu/people/faculty/collingwood/index.html
Collingwood studies minority politics and U.S. elections with particular emphasis on how candidates mobilize voters of different races, and on the Latino and African-American vote. American politics tends to work the best when parties are less polarized and moderates are able to actually get laws passed and move the levers of government. But more importantly, we must consider the minority vote as a whole — by 2050 the United States will be a majority-minority country. This spells doom for the GOP if they are unable to bring more blacks and Latinos (and Asians to a lesser extent — they are more evenly split on party preference) into their party. But that seems unlikely, so in the end they will have to moderate their stances on issues of central concern to minority groups, or risk the political wilderness. The real racial divide is pitched as a future of multiculturalism and diversity, and the Democrats seem to be heading in this direction, not only with their policies, but with their descriptive representation of elected officials (and delegates at the DNC in Charlotte). The GOP, on the other hand, seems to insist on an America that once was (read, predominantly white and upwardly mobile) and seems to believe that if the party can defeat Obama and the Democrats it can re-instate this vision.
Orlando Sentinel: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-09-15/news/os-ed-darryl-owens-gop-color-vacuum-091512-20120915_1_black-voters-poor-mitt-romneyKTUU: http://www.ktuu.com/news/politics/os-ed-darryl-owens-gop-color-vacuum-091512-20120915,0,3722619.column
Alan McHughen, cooperative extension plant biotechnologist
http://mediasources.ucr.edu/expertprofile.html?/display.cgi&id=66
If Proposition 37 — the labeling of genetically engineered food — passes this November, California would become the first state in the nation to require new labels on a host of food products commonly found on grocery store shelves. What is genetically engineered food? How is it made? Does it affect people? Does it help? Is it dangerous? Are we already eating such foods? Alan McHughen is available to give media interviews on these questions. A public sector educator, scientist and consumer advocate, McHughen helps non-scientists understand the environmental and health impacts of both modern and traditional methods of food production. He is the author of the award-winning book, “Pandora's Picnic Basket; The Potential and Hazards of Genetically Modified Foods” (Oxford University Press, 2000).
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/14/business/14gene.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1St. Louis Post-Dispatch: http://bit.ly/QHYD5g
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