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Study: Voters in battleground states more ambivalent about presidential candidates
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Heavy advertising by both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates may actually make voters in battleground states more confused about which candidate to vote for, a new study suggests.
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Viewers will receive greatest benefit in presidential town hall debate
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Next Tuesday night, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will meet on the debate stage for their second presidential debate, but this time they will not be alone. The candidates will be joined by dozens of "undecided" citizens ...
MU expert says presidential debates likely to be as significant as 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate
Sep 23, 2008 |
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With many polls showing presidential candidates Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in a dead heat, many are predicting that the first presidential debate on Sept. 26 could be a turning point in the election. ...
Social media and presidential election: Scientists examine impact of YouTube, MySpace
Oct 31, 2008 |
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Dr. Paul Haridakis, associate professor of Communication Studies at Kent State University and a long-time scholar in the area of the impact of media on the political landscape in the U.S., is investigating the impact of hugely ...
Presidential candidates' television ads most negative in history
Oct 31, 2008 |
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The 2008 presidential campaign, as reflected in candidates' television spots, has been one of the most negative campaigns in history. A University of Missouri professor analyzed this year's candidates' television spots, including ...
MU expert looks back to debate 1 and forward to the vice presidential debate
Sep 29, 2008 |
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The 2008 presidential campaign has been running for a very long time, but we have now entered another phase with the commencement of the debates. Friday night saw the first presidential debate of 2008, between John McCain ...
Presidential debates are mostly positive and emphasize policy
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are preparing for their first presidential debate this week. William Benoit, one of the nation's leading experts on political campaigns at the University of Missouri, says ...
Spouses as campaign surrogates
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Spouses of presidential candidates are employed in campaigns more strategically and intensively than ever before. New research by political scientists concludes that the ability of presidential and vice-presidential candidates’ ...
Optimism experts handicap the presidential election with about 6 weeks remaining until Nov. 4
Sep 26, 2008 |
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With less than six weeks until the general election, a University of Pennsylvania study analyzing the relative optimism of the 2008 presidential and vice presidential candidates has found Barack Obama and John McCain to be ...
Gender is a relative term in politics, study finds
Sep 30, 2008 |
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For only the second time in presidential debate history, a female nominee will take the stage to spar with a male opponent. While Geraldine Ferraro broke new ground in 1984, it has taken 24 years for another female to be ...
People seek balanced political information to defend their positions
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Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When they know they will be engaged in a debate and have to defend their positions, anxious citizens seek out a balance of viewpoints about candidates, a new University of Michigan study shows.
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