What Happened to the Red Wave?

Before Election Day, the narrative for Democrats was dire – big losses were predicted in the midterms and Republicans were poised for a historic red wave.

Then the results started coming in and the red wave never materialized. Several key races that will determine control of the U.S. House and Senate remain too close to call.

Ashley Koning, an assistant research professor and director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, talks about why election night forecasts were wrong and the red wave was barely a trickle.

CAWP 2022 Election Results

CAWP is tracking results for women congressional and statewide executive candidates in the 2022 Election.

Iranian Protests Watched Closely by Rutgers Community Wondering What Comes Next

Ava Majlesi, associate director of the Miller Center for Policing Excellence and Community Resilience, whose parents immigrated to the U.S., calls protestors “brave and courageous” but worries that the outcome will not lead to the change that Iranians and others are protesting and dying over, including children.

Meet the 2022 D.C. Award Recipients

This year, the Rutgers-Eagleton Washington Internship Award provided nine Rutgers University undergraduate students with the support to pursue public service and government internships in Washington, D.C.