News Sources: New Hampshire & Iowa Vote

The Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses and the Jan. 8 New Hampshire primary mark the start of a highly compressed presidential nomination process that some observers say could be wrapped up as early as February. But on the eve of these crucial contests, polls show the outcomes of the races in both parties and in both states appear to be anybody's guess. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges, including the following (click on names for contact information):

Barbara Trish - Associate Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College - Since joining Grinnell, Trish has examined and researched the Iowa Caucus system as well as the "coordinated campaign" efforts in the Midwest. She has served as president of the Iowa Conference of Political Scientists (2000-2001) and is active in party and campaign politics.

Emmett H. Buell Jr. - Professor of Political Science, Denison University - An expert on the New Hampshire primaries, Buell is author of Nominating the President 1991 and wrote the "invisible primary" chapter in recent book, In Pursuit of the White House. He is the director of the Richard G. Lugar Program in Politics and Public Policy at Denison, Lugar's alma mater.

Douglas I. Hodgkin - Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Bates College - Hodgkin is a specialist in American government, political campaigns/elections, public-opinion polling, political action committees and elections. He and his students at New Hampshire-based Bates College conduct regular opinion polls on issues. He is active Republican with valuable insight into the evolution and current state of the Republican Party.