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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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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United States voting law changes in 2012
2011 article by the NYU Brennan Center for Justice on the potential impacts of voting-law changes on the 2012 election.
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The “invisible primary” and its effects on democratic choice
2010 study from Duke University in PS: Political Science on the dynamics of the U.S. presidential nominating system.
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Television leads less-informed citizens to vote based on candidates’ appearance
2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science on the impact of a candidate’s appearance with low-knowledge U.S. voters.
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Voting in presidential primaries: What we can learn from three decades of exit polling
2008 paper from Northeastern on the U.S. presidential nominating process and the role played by voter judgment on incumbents’ performance and party affiliation.
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Obama, racial prejudice, and the 2008 presidential vote
2011 study in PS: Political Science & Politics on the effect of racial attitudes on the final vote tall for Barack Obama in 2008.
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