From left: CII members Jacob Neiheisel, Harvey Palmer, and Manoj Mate offer their insights on the election during a press briefing Wednesday morning. Photo: Douglas Levere
UB Political Science law experts appeared before the news media Wednesday morning providing insights about former President Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The faculty members — Manoj Mate, Jacob Neiheisel and Harvey Palmer — spoke at length about the presidential campaign, which included Trump surviving an assassin’s bullet and Harris being suddenly thrust into the campaign after President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid following a widely criticized summer debate performance.