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Re: Bias in Political Science Students
Posted By: Stephen, on host 70.179.39.156
Date: Monday, April 25, 2005, at 01:37:30
In Reply To: Re: Accountability vs. Independence in Judges posted by Gabe on Saturday, April 23, 2005, at 21:42:47:

> > My argument, and this is my bias as a political science student...
> > Stephen
>
> What sort of political (or other) biases are typical for political science students?

I really can't say. My school is a state school, mainly populated by commuters from the area, so a lot of the biases seem to reflect those of the area. At my campus, the political science students seem to be fairly conservative politically, but the area is also incredibly Republican (my mayor, both my state legislators and my U.S. Representative are all Republicans). A lot of people who are planning on doing law school take political science for their undergraduate degree, so that may also influence it (I'd say maybe a third of the PS majors I know are planning on law school).

My professors are generally politically liberal, though that's pretty normal for college professors.

Sorry I can't really be of any more interest, I guess I'm not observant enough.

Stephen

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