Political movements, presidential nominations and the Tea Party
2011 paper from Claremont McKenna College about how the Tea Party compares with other ideological movements in American history.
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How television covers the presidential nomination process
2011 study from George Mason University on television news coverage of presidential candidates during primary season.
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Financing presidential nominations in the post-public funding era
2011 study from Colby College on history and trends relating to presidential campaign finance.
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Attacks, acclaims and rebuttals on political blogs during the 2008 presidential election
2011 study from the University of Arkansas and Louisiana State University in American Behavioral Scientist on political blogs and partisan content.
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Polls or pols? The real driving force behind presidential nominations
2003 paper for the Brookings Review about the importance of party insider endorsements during the presidential nominating contests.
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The New Hampshire effect in presidential nominations
2004 study in Political Research Quarterly on the impact of the New Hampshire primaries on overall election outcomes.
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Resources, contests and the exit of candidates during the U.S. presidential primaries
2006 study in the British Journal of Political Science on the factors that most strongly predict the duration of presidential candidacies.
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Dynamics of poll performance during the 2008 presidential nomination contest
2009 study in Public Opinion Quarterly on the failures of polls to predict the outcomes of the 2008 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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