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Reliable and timely research on the environment, economics, society and government

Results: 45 Studies on Politics (of 151 total)

Pew Research: Gun Rights, Abortion, Gay Marriage Views Over Time

Demand for Health Insurance among Uninsured Americans: Results of a Survey Experiment and Implications for Policy

Politicization of Science in the Public Sphere: A Study of Public Trust in the United States, 1974 to 2010

Internet Use and Democratic Demands: A Multinational, Multilevel Model of Internet Use and Citizen Attitudes about Democracy

Declining Influence of the United States Constitution

A Negativity Gap? Voter Gender, Attack Politics and Participation in American Elections

Effects of the Internet on politics: Research roundup

One Vote Out of Step? The Effects of Salient Roll Call Votes in the 2010 Election

Variability in Citizens’ Reactions to Different Types of Negative Campaigns

Misinformation and Fact-checking: Research Findings from Social Science

Do Voters Perceive Negative Campaigns as Informative Campaigns?

Shifting Public Opinion on Climate Change: An Empirical Assessment of Factors Influencing Concern over Climate Change in the U.S., 2002–2010

Messages that Mobilize? Issue Publics and the Content of Campaign Advertising

Opinion Formation, Polarization and Presidential Reelection

Public Participation, Procedural Fairness and Evaluations of Local Governance: The Moderating Role of Uncertainty

Political Norms and the Private Act of Voting

Narrow Victories and Hard Games: Revisiting the Primary Divisiveness Hypothesis

Following the Rules? Candidate Strategy in Presidential Primaries

Situational Gamblers: Prospect Theory and the Commonalities of Presidential Campaign Management

Perceptions of National Economic Performance During Unequal Growth

Exit Talk in Media Coverage of Past Presidential Campaigns

Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report

Unauthorized Immigrants: Length of Residency, Patterns of Parenthood

Political Movements, Presidential Nominations and the Tea Party

How Television Covers the Presidential Nomination Process

Exploring the Role of Political Discussion for Online Political Participation

Financing Presidential Nominations in the Post-Public Funding Era

Pew Research: Twitter and the 2012 Campaign

Attacks, Acclaims and Rebuttals on Political Blogs During the 2008 Presidential Election

Voter Participation in Presidential Primaries and Caucuses

Polls or Pols? The Real Driving Force Behind Presidential Nominations

Who Offers Tax-Based Business Development Incentives?

Poli Sci Online: Blogosphere Debates, Emerging Issues

The New Hampshire Effect in Presidential Nominations

Initial Resources, Initial Contests and the Exit of Candidates During the U.S. Presidential Primary Season

Dynamics of Poll Performance during the 2008 Presidential Nomination Contest

“Sour Grapes” or Rational Voting? Voter Decision Making among Thwarted Primary Voters in 2008

How Did the Primary Vote Forecasts Fare in 2008?

The Viability Primary: Modeling Candidate Support before the Primaries

Iowa Caucuses: History and Popular Myths

Momentum in the 2008 Presidential Contests

Comparing Caucus and Registered Voter Support for the 2008 Presidential Candidates in Iowa

Framing Labels and Immigration Policy Attitudes in the Iowa Caucuses

2008 Presidential Election, 2.0: Content Analysis of User-Generated Political Facebook Groups

Explaining the Decision to Withdraw from a U.S. Presidential Nomination Campaign

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