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Released: 15-Mar-2016 8:00 AM EDT
2016 Presidential Campaign Shows American Politics Has Reached a Breaking Point, Expert Says
University of Notre Dame

Journalists and political pundits have repeatedly stressed that the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign is like nothing they’ve ever seen. Robert Schmuhl, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame, believes that the campaign may indicate that American politics has reached a breaking point.

Released: 14-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EDT
CRI Poll: Kasich Should Stay in Presidential Race, Governor at BW on Election Night
Baldwin Wallace University

On the eve of Ohio’s winner-take-all primary election, a majority of Northeast Ohio Republicans (53%) believe the state’s Governor, John Kasich, should stay in the race for his party’s presidential nomination, a new Baldwin Wallace (BW) University poll of registered voters in Northeast Ohio finds.

Released: 10-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: Brokered convention would be disaster for Republicans
Washington University in St. Louis

As the Republican Party continues to roll toward selecting its presidential nominee, some party leaders and members of the media have begun to speculate about the possibility of a brokered convention.Such a move almost certainly would hurt the Republicans in the general election, said election law and constitutional law expert Greg Magarian, professor of law at Washington University in St.

Released: 9-Mar-2016 10:05 AM EST
UNF Poll Reveals Trump Leads in Florida Republican Presidential Primary Race
University of North Florida

A new University of North Florida statewide poll of likely Republican primary voters reveals that if the Florida Republican presidential primary were held today, Donald Trump would garner 35.5 percent of the votes through the Sunshine State.

Released: 9-Mar-2016 9:05 AM EST
Policy Summit to Address Election Year Effect on Insurance Industry
Indiana State University

Congressional, government and industry leaders will discuss ramifications that the upcoming presidential election could have on insurance regulation at the 12th annual Networks Financial Institute Insurance Public Policy Summit March 17 on the 8th floor of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

Released: 7-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EST
Science Reveals How Tone of Candidates’ Voices Can Make a Difference at the Polls
Florida Atlantic University

Human voice pitch has been shown to influence how voters perceive candidates for elected office and appears to influence voters both in the laboratory and in real life as they tend to support candidates with lower-pitched voices. The remaining question is, how does this work?

Released: 7-Mar-2016 10:05 AM EST
What Latinos Really Think About Harsh Immigration Rhetoric: Survey
Vanderbilt University

When Latinos hear tough talk about immigrants and immigration from politicians, their level of political trust is reduced and they start identifying more with their ethnic group than other qualities such as class or religion.

Released: 3-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EST
University of Miami Research Explains Success of Extremist Politicians
University of Miami

Today's longer campaign cycles, filled with numerous televised debates and constant news reporting and social media coverage, are causing the rise of extremist politicians, according to a new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration, just published in the American Economic Journal: Economics.

   
Released: 29-Feb-2016 4:05 PM EST
UNF Poll Reveals Hillary Clinton Holds Lead in Democratic Presidential Primary Race
University of North Florida

A new University of North Florida statewide poll of likely Democratic primary voters reveals that if the Florida Democratic Presidential Primary were held today, the majority of respondents would vote for Hillary Clinton.



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