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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 professor analyzes presidential debates
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Now that the general election debates are over, University of Missouri Professor of Communication Willliam Benoit has analyzed the content of the three encounters between Senators McCain and Obama. He found that, overall, ...
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.
6 of 9 presidential election forecasts predict Obama will win 2008 popular vote
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Most of nine forecast models developed by political scientists predict a victory for Senator Barack Obama over Senator John McCain in the two-party contest for the popular vote in the 2008 presidential election. Obama is ...
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 ...
Driving fatalities surge on US presidential election days
Sep 30, 2008 |
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Toronto, ON (September 30, 2008) – Sunnybrook researcher Dr. Donald Redelmeier and Stanford University statistician Robert Tibshirani have found an increased risk of fatal motor vehicle crashes on United States (US) presidential ...
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 ...
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. ...
Latest Electoral College forecast shows McCain ahead by as many as 27 votes
Sep 17, 2008 |
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A new approach to determining which candidate will win the most electoral votes in the U.S. Presidential race factors in lessons learned from the 2004 election and uses sophisticated math modeling. The research will be presented ...
Prediction markets strong at forecasting US presidential elections, says new management insights
Aug 15, 2008 |
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A case study of the 2004 U.S. Presidential election by researchers at Yale shows that prediction markets are proving to be a strong forecasting tool, one that may have an impact in calling the current presidential contest ...
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