Bliss Institute of Applied Politics. His research interests include political parties, state politics, campaigns and elections, public opinion and political psychology. He has published articles in State Politics and Policy Quarterly, PS: Political Science & Politics and the Journal of Political Science Education. He also the lead author of Buckeye Battleground: Ohio, Campaigns, and Elections in the Twenty First Century (with John C. Green, David B. Cohen, Stephen C. Brooks) and is the co-editor (with John Green) of The State of the Parties (5th and 6th editions).