Corporate spending in state politics and elections can affect everything from your wallet to your health
Political spending by corporations is big business.
Political science
Oct 21, 2022
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News tagged with election cycle
Research demonstrates importance of consistent branding in political television ads
During the 2020 election cycle, presidential candidates spent nearly $3 billion on television, radio and digital ads—shattering records and demonstrating how important advertising is to campaign strategy. Given the amount ...
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2022
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Hidden donors play significant role in political campaigns
A new Caltech study reveals that so-called hidden donors in a political campaign—those contributors who donate less than $200—can make up a sizable fraction of a candidate's campaign funds.
Political science
Feb 10, 2020
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Study offers comprehensive roadmap for regulating political activity by nonprofits
Beginning in the 1990s and increasingly today, nonprofits are delving into politics. At the same time, political divisions are sharpening and candidates, parties and supporters scramble for any edge to achieve the win. Consequently, ...
Political science
Jun 5, 2019
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Facebook's election role is likely to increase
Negative headlines. Congressional inquiries. Corporate apologies. The heightening scrutiny surrounding Facebook after it allowed Russian trolls and inflammatory political ads to spread on its network is the kind of thing ...
Internet
Oct 26, 2017
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Divided parties rarely win presidential elections, study shows
Divided political parties rarely win presidential elections, according to a study by political science researchers at the University of Georgia and their co-authors. If the same holds true this year, the Republican Party ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2016
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Precocious US political predictor looks to next venture
Rock star statistician Nate Silver, who made numbers cool by giving near-perfect predictions of US votes in 2008 and 2012, will soon relaunch his website in a new home, just in time for the next election cycle.
Internet
Oct 19, 2013
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Optimism can lead to unrealistic voter expectations in elections
(Phys.org) —Supporters had high expectations for a 2010 ballot initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in California. Those expectations were ultimately met with disappointment when the measure failed. ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2013
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