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M<\/span>ileah Kromer is the director of Goucher\u2019s Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center and a professor of political science. She also heads the Goucher Poll, which surveys Marylanders on a variety of issues. She received her bachelor\u2019s degree in economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, then headed straight to Louisiana State, where she received her doctorate in political science. She lives in South Baltimore with her husband, Michael, and their dog Porter.<\/p>\n

Reading<\/strong>
\nIn general I\u2019m a political junkie\u2014it\u2019s infotainment for me, so I read American politics and state politics news constantly. It\u2019s the majority of what I actually read.
\nI guess I do have a favorite type of novel\u2014apocalyptic dystopian fiction, anything to do with zombies, like World War Z, anything that has to do with a plague or disease that wipes out humanity, so I also liked The Stand. And I almost hate to say this, but I really loved The Hunger Games. I guess there is a specific genre that I like reading.<\/p>\n

Watching<\/strong>
\nMy husband and I are TV fans; it\u2019s a thing we do together. We get hooked on series, so Walking Dead is one of my favorites and Game of Thrones\u2014
\noh, I\u2019ve also read those books.<\/p>\n

Listening<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m not much of a music person. Really the only time I listen to music is pop music when I\u2019m running. It\u2019s just not a big part of my daily life at all.
\nI do like Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Following<\/strong>
\nAll the polling and data-driven political blogs. I follow Mark Blumenthal, and HuffPost pollster. The FiveThirtyEight blog and New York Times\u2019 Upshot, as well as Washington Post\u2019s Monkey Cage blog, which is written by political scientists. And I read The Baltimore Sun daily. Bryan Sears from the (Maryland) Daily Record keeps a Maryland politics blog called Eye on Annapolis, and I read that as well.<\/p>\n

Spare Time<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m outdoorsy. My husband and I try as much as we can to hike the state parks in Maryland, and we\u2019re also trying to see all the national parks in the United States\u2014that\u2019s our marriage goal. We\u2019ve been to five so far\u2014Acadia, Shenandoah, Virgin Islands, the Everglades, and Rocky Mountain. I also spend an excessive amount of time with my dog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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