Charles Stewart III Charles Stewart III is Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor and Head of Political Science at MIT. State of the Nation: What happened in MassachusettsScott Brown’s victory over Martha Coakley sent shock waves through the electoral landscape. Stephen Ansolabehere Charles Stewart III State of the Nation: Amazing RaceHow post-racial was Obama’s victory? Stephen Ansolabehere Charles Stewart III Truth in NumbersMoral values and the gay-marriage backlash did not help Bush Stephen Ansolabehere Charles Stewart III