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Ads, Public Opinion

Former Times editor Jill Abramson opines on 2016 campaign coverage

Nilagia McCoy | February 19, 2016
2016 talk in which Jill Abramson, the former executive editor of The New York Times, weighs in on the quality of the media's 2016 campaign coverage.
How election timing affects voter turnout, outcomes
Citizen Action

How election timing affects voter turnout, outcomes

Scholars Strategy Network | November 9, 2015
2015 research brief from Scholars Strategy Network and University of California, Berkeley that looks at how the timing of elections influences voter turnout and how organized groups benefit from off-cycle elections and low turnout.
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Elections

Journalists, catch up on political science research trends! A wonky guide to early Election 2016

John Wihbey | July 25, 2015
Roundup of 2014 and 2015 research on issues relevant to the 2016 campaign, including the nomination process, debates, partisanship, scandals, financing, polling and social media.
The dynamics of the Iowa caucuses: Updated scholarship and clues toward 2016
Finance, Lobbying

The dynamics of the Iowa caucuses: Updated scholarship and clues toward 2016

Stefanie Knoll | June 24, 2015
2014-2015 scholarship that provides new insights on the Iowa caucuses and suggests that the demographics of participants may be changing.
United States capitol
Elections

Midterm Congressional elections explained: Why the president’s party typically loses

John Wihbey | October 1, 2014
2014 review of data and scholarship relating to voter behavior in U.S. midterm elections, with a focus on a Duke University study analyzing the 2010 cycle.
Elections

How management by the numbers is changing American election campaigns: Research brief

Scholars Strategy Network | September 15, 2014
2014 research brief on the impact and implications of “computational management” of election campaigns, by Daniel Kreiss of UNC Chapel Hill and the Scholars Strategy Network.
John Sides (gwu.edu)
Ads, Public Opinion

Research chat: Political scientist John Sides on election 2012

John Wihbey | February 7, 2013
Interview with George Washington University scholar John Sides about academic research and the 2012 presidential election.
Iowa presidential caucuses: History and popular myths
Elections

Iowa presidential caucuses: History and popular myths

John Wihbey | November 15, 2012
2008 paper from the University of Missouri on the history of the Iowa Caucuses and popular misconceptions about them.
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Campaign Media

Exit polls: Better or worse since the 2000 election?

John Wihbey | November 5, 2012
2008 paper from Harvard's Shorenstein Center reviews the history of exit polls in the United States and examines their evolution and emerging problems.
A negativity gap? Gender, attack politics and voting in U.S. elections
Ads, Public Opinion

A negativity gap? Gender, attack politics and voting in U.S. elections

Rozanne Larsen | March 28, 2012
2010 study from Dartmouth College published in Politics & Genderon the different effects negative campaigns have on men and women.

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