Nearly 30% of Americans say they have no religious affiliation. Today the so-called "nones" represent about 30% of Democrats and 12% of Republicans—and they are making their voices heard. Organizations lobby on behalf of ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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New research from Professor Manos Tsakiris, from the Department of Psychology reveals how candidates in U.S. presidential primary elections use distinct moral rhetoric on social media to appeal to voters.
Political science
Jul 14, 2023
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It increasingly seems that projections of election results based on public polling are unreliable. The 2022 midterm elections in the United States are a prime example.
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2022
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It's hard to remember now, given the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, but the day after votes were cast, one theme stood out: voter turnout.
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2022
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In the fall of 2020, some political analysts predicted voters mourning the loss of friends and loved ones to COVID-19 would have blamed then-President Donald Trump for mismanaging the pandemic and, in turn, be more likely ...
Political science
Aug 18, 2021
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Is the pandemic the most important election issue this year? That depends on whom you ask. Those who say that it is tend to favor overwhelmingly (82 percent) Joseph R. Biden, the Democratic Party nominee, yet only 24 percent ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2020
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(Phys.org)—The use of social media for the purpose of public diplomacy has increasingly drawn the attention of U.S. diplomacy professionals, observers and political analysts especially after the recent attacks on the U.S. ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2012
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A group of Swiss environmentalists on Friday submitted a bill to the government aimed at reining in immigration in the name of curbing population growth and protecting the environment.
Ecology
Nov 2, 2012
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After a lackluster performance by President Obama in the first of the election season's three presidential debates, national polls showed an uptick in support for Republican challenger Mitt Romney. ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Soviet-born political analyst says that revelations of treachery and double-dealing in Afghanistan are an old story - and that the U.S.S.R.'s war in the region has lessons to teach us still. Some of America's ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2010
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