News tagged with electoral support
Performance reviews are raising council standards, say researchers
Performance assessment schemes aimed at making local authorities into more effective organisations are having the desired effect, according to new research released by the Economic and Social Research Council. The project ...
Oct 18, 2009 |
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Muslim Brotherhood candidate trails in race for Egypt's presidency: UMD poll
As Egypt prepares this week to elect its first president since the 2011 revolution, a new University of Maryland poll finds the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate tied for fourth place. Researchers describe the ...
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May 21, 2012 |
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Gaming claims don’t add up
The level of charitable and community contributions provided by poker machine operators is ‘miniscule’ in comparison to the amount of money lost by poker machine users within local communities, a ...
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Apr 17, 2012 |
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Voters overrate favorite candidates
(PhysOrg.com) -- If your political candidate of choice falls behind in the polls, will you lose faith in his ability to win? Probably not. A new study from Northwestern University suggests that people tend to believe that ...
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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A love/hate relationship: New book explores dynamics between voters, political parties
If the relationship between voters and big-party politics was “Facebook official,” the status would be: “It’s complicated.”
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Feb 14, 2012 |
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Americans overestimate political polarization, according to new research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many Americans overestimate the degree of polarization between Democrats and Republicans, and this misconception is associated with citizens’ voting behavior and their involvement in ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Black and white American voters live in one country, but two different worlds
The political outlook of blacks in America has undergone dramatic swings in the last ten years — from the depths of powerlessness during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, to the zenith with the election of the first ...
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Nov 01, 2011 |
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Researchers examine impact of 'green politics' on recent national elections
A political candidate's electoral victory or defeat is influenced by his or her stance on climate change policy, according to new Stanford University studies of the most recent presidential and congressional elections.
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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Crowdsourcing democracy through social media
Today the citizens of Liberia will participate in just their second presidential election since the country emerged from a brutal civil war in 2003, and in such an environment the specter of violence or other ...
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Oct 11, 2011 |
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Obama takes on 'tweeters' in Twitter town hall
(AP) -- President Barack Obama kicked off his first Twitter town hall with - what else? - a tweet.
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Punishing Presidents at the polls could be on the increase with 'off-shoring' of US jobs set to rise
The loss of American jobs can cost incumbent presidents dearly at the ballot box – particularly if these jobs are shifted overseas.
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May 03, 2011 |
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