Comparing caucus and registered voter support for the 2008 presidential candidates in Iowa
2008 study in PS: Political Science & Politics on the demographics and voting behaviors of Iowa 2008 voters and caucus attendees.
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Framing labels and immigration policy attitudes in the Iowa caucuses
2010 study in Political Behavior examines public opinion survey data on immigration rhetoric and policy preferences among Iowa caucus-goers.
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Impact of long-term exposure to concentrated disadvantage on high school graduation
2011 study from the University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin-Madison on the link between disadvantaged neighborhoods and high school graduation rate.
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2008 presidential election, 2.0: Content analysis of political Facebook groups
2010 study by Pennsylvania State University in Mass Communication and Society on presidential candidate Facebook pages in 2008.
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Research Supplemental Poverty Measure, 2010: Consumer income
2011 report by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Census Bureau with revisions to poverty measures and their impact on U.S. poverty levels.
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Explaining the decision to withdraw from a U.S. presidential nomination campaign
2011 study from the University of Nevada, the University of Wyoming, and UC Merced on the true factors that cause candidates to end their campaigns.
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Measuring Americans’ concerns about climate change
2011 Stanford University study published in Public Opinion Quarterly on how the wording of questions facing society affects respondents’ answers.
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Research chat: Boston Globe’s Renée Loth on informed opinion
Interview with the Boston Globe’s Renee Loth about the art of informed opinion writing.
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Riding the waves of money: Contribution dynamics in the 2008 presidential nomination campaign
2011 study in the Journal of Political Marketing looks at patterns of fundraising during the presidential primaries in 2008.
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Evangelicals, issues and the 2008 Iowa caucuses
2010 study on evangelical Republican and Democratic voting behaviors in 2008 Iowa caucuses.
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