“Sour grapes” or rational voting? Decision making among thwarted primary voters in 2008
2010 study in Public Opinion Quarterly about how Clinton supporters ultimately voted in the general election in 2008.
Politics & Government
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
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Energy and economic value of plastics and municipal solid wastes
2011 study by Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center on the energy contained in discarded plastics and its economic value.
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How did the primary vote forecasts fare in 2008?
2009 study from DePaul University in Presidential Studies Quarterly on changing variables in forecasting U.S. presidential primaries.
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The viability primary: Modeling candidate support before the primaries
2009 study in Political Research Quarterly examining the factors that shape voter preferences in the pre-primary period.
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Momentum in the 2008 presidential contests
2009 study in Polity on how trends in the last presidential campaign conform to political science theory.
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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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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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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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