Sarah Palin’s high-profile endorsement of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Iowa last week continues to dominate the news cycle. Many view Palin’s motives for endorsing Trump as sheer opportunism, while some conservatives, even Palin’s own Facebook followers, feel betrayed by her decision to back Trump given his uneven (at best) record on many conservative issues. […]
Author: Melissa Deckman
Melissa Deckman is the Louis L. Goldstein professor of public affairs at Washington College in Maryland. She is the author or co-author of four books, including School Board Battles: The Christian Right in Local Politics, winner of the 2007 Hubert Morken Award from the American Political Science Association for the best book on religion and politics. She is also a co-author of the best-selling textbook Women and Politics, with Julie Dolan and Michele L. Swers.