News tagged with presidential candidates
Healthy marriage interventions: A boon or a bust?
Conventional wisdom, backed by years of research, suggests that healthy marriages equals a healthy society. And politicians and government officials have taken note, investing hundreds of millions of dollars each year in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 22, 2012 |
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Unconscious racial attitudes playing large role in 2012 presidential vote
After the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, many proclaimed that the country had entered a post-racial era in which race was no longer an issue. However, a new large-scale study shows that racial attitudes have already ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 07, 2012 |
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Political blogging on the right and the left
Los Angeles, CA (April 19, 2012) As presidential candidates from both parties gear up for the big day in November, more and more people are turning to political blogs to provide them with the latest news on the election-front. ...
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Preferences shaped by evolution draw voters to candidates with lower-pitched voices
Voters prefer to choose candidates with lower-pitched voices, according to new findings by researchers at McMaster University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Author says presidential primary debates allow audiences for candidates, can influence election
(PhysOrg.com) -- Primary debate season, an important time in each presidential election, is under way, and a Kansas State University political communication expert says these debates can influence the direction of the election.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Google, Fox News to host Republican debate
Internet giant Google is teaming up with Rupert Murdoch's Fox News to host a debate among the Republican candidates for US president and giving the public the opportunity to ask questions.
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Endorsements matter but voters are wise to media bias
Newspaper endorsements for presidential candidates can influence voting decisions, according to newly published research co-authored by Brown University economist Brian Knight. The paper, co-authored by Chun Fang Chiang, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Voters have up to 5 times more influence in early primaries
Voters in states with early primary races such as Iowa and New Hampshire have up to five times the influence of voters in later states in selecting presidential candidates, according to research by Brown University economist ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 10, 2011 |
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The rise of the Internet electorate
Four years ago, Barack Obama kicked off his presidential campaign on the steps of Illinois' Old State Capitol, speaking in front of thousands of supporters and a throng of media. Earlier this month, when he formally announced ...
Apr 22, 2011 |
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Political views may skew perception of skin tone, new study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Tech's new love
There was a time in Silicon Valley when the political game was practically sneered upon.
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Study finds 18- to 24-year-old group more politically active, but not more knowledgeable
A study by three Kansas State University graduate students finds that the 18- to 24-year-old demographic became more politically active during the 2008 U.S. election season through the use of new media, but that the young ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2009 |
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