U.S. elections bring wins and losses for research community --- Jeffrey Mervis, David Malakoff
Among House races, Democrat Nancy Goroff, a Stony Brook University chemistry professor, is trailing badly in her bid to become the first female House member with a science Ph.D. Representative Lee Zeldin (R–NY) is leading the race with about 60% of the vote, although the tally doesn’t include tens of thousands of votes cast before 3 November. “We owe it to voters that every single one be counted,” Goroff’s campaign manager, Jacob Sarkozi, said early this morning about a process that could take weeks.
Note: This news is kind of boring to me. However, there are many interesting issues about scientists and politicians. Why most of the scientists are democrats? Is it owing to the education or the way that science thinks about the world? In addition, Are scientists good at politics? Most of their time is alone or with books and papers. However, better communication skills are required for a politician, which ensure they win the campaign.
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