1. Michael Bitzer holds the Leonard Chair of Political Science and is professor of politics and history at Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA.
2. Tyler Dukes is a reporter for The (Raleigh) News & Observer and an adjunct instructor at the Sanford School, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
3. Christopher A. Cooper is the Madison Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA.