Dr. Soroka is Michael W. Traugott Collegiate Professor of Communication Studies and Political Science, and faculty associate in the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research, U-M. His research focuses on political communication, on the sources and/or structure of public preferences for policy, and on the relationships between public policy, public opinion, and mass media. Current projects include work on negativity in politics, on the role of mass media in representative democracy, and on support for social welfare and immigration policy. With the 2020 elections coming up soon Dr. Soroka will provide some interesting insights.