Johns Hopkins Sources for 2010 Midterm Election Stories
Johns Hopkins UniversityFor stories about the 2010 midterm election, consider the following sources from The Johns Hopkins University.
For stories about the 2010 midterm election, consider the following sources from The Johns Hopkins University.
The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss voting behavior, voting patterns, and other aspects of the coming midterm elections.
Political prognosticator James E. Campbell, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, predicts that the Democrats can expect to lose 51 seats in the House of Representatives in the November election, producing a Republican majority.
The 100-hour legislative effort by the new congress is not historic and portends little about future success. "We're already seeing some major fissures in the House leadership, particularly between the old bulls like John Dingell and Nancy Pelosi. The Democratic majority is not large enough that any truly radical or historical legislation is likely to make it through," says Andrew Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.
If Democrats want to expand their House and Senate majorities, they need to protect new members who were elected from Republican-leaning districts while showing they can govern by passing a limited popular agenda, suggests Steven S. Smith, a congressional expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
Latino voters could play a deciding role in some midterm elections, says a Purdue University expert.
Andrew Smith, associate research professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire and director of the UNH Survey Center, is available to discuss the latest polling data that suggests that New Hampshire's two Republican congressmen may be in danger of losing their seats next Tuesday in the mid-term elections.
Upcoming book to examine effect of blogs on 2006 election and what to expect in 2008 election.
As voters prepare for the polls Nov. 7, computer scientists at the University of Chicago and Yahoo! Research are calling attention to the uncanny track record that an Irish securities trading market has for accurately predicting the outcome of U.S. elections.
While millions of young people use the Internet to build expansive social networks, most political campaigns never manage to take the training wheels off the technology, using it mainly for tightly controlled, one-way communication.
Michele Dillon, professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the role of religious voters in the upcoming mid-term elections.
Even though voters will not choose a president, the midterm election on Nov. 7 is a chance to send a message to George W. Bush, says a Purdue University presidential expert.
Both political parties' pollsters often predict close races so supporters feel their votes will actually make a difference and they are more likely to vote, says a Purdue University political sociologist.
Next week's elections may change the country's political landscape, but residents of some states will have a much easier time than those of others if they want to examine the results for themselves, according to new University of Florida research.
Mobilizing on the Web is becoming a key tool for national campaigns, particularly in tight races, researchers find.
A Purdue University political science expert cautions Democratic challengers in this year's midterm elections about basing their campaigns on allegations of a "culture of corruption."
Americans' perception of government corruption is greater than today's reality, according to Colgate expert Michael Johnston. Nonetheless, if a solid majority of today's citizens holds such views, then the United States has a significant corruption problem.
An election forecasting model developed by political scientists at Indiana State University projects Democrats will take control of the U.S. House but not the Senate following 2006 mid-term elections. The model takes into account national as well as state and district level conditions and the attributes of individual candidates.
A number of political TV ads in Maryland this fall are distinct from those used in other races around the country, using unconventional styles and, so far, less negative content, according to researchers at the University of Maryland.
Sources from Johns Hopkins on the mid-term elections, including experts who focus on Congress, the presidency, Maryland politics, electronic voting machines, Hispanic voters, and civility in discussing politics with friends and co-workers.
If the Democratic Party is to regain control of the House of Representatives, key races in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana could make the difference, according to Rowan University political scientist Larry Butler.
Maintaining civility in the workplace is difficult at the best of times, but an approaching Election Day can generate new awkwardness, friction, disagreement and even argument. Civility expert P.M. Forni of Johns Hopkins University has suggestions for avoiding a political standoff in the office.
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) has developed a brochure called "Grip and Grin: Surviving Handshaking On the Campaign Trail", that will help candidates take care of themselves.
The Democratic Party is likely to net 10-16 seats in the House of Representatives as a result of the 2006 midterm elections, according to a forecast by University at Buffalo political scientist James E. Campbell.
Timothy S. Huebner, associate professor of history at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., says that the race to fill Frist's Senate seat in Tennessee promises to be a key race in the South.
Indiana University Bloomington professors are available to discuss key issues expected to shape the 2006 midterm elections and the battle for control of Congress. They can also comment on Indiana's highly competitive congressional races and their impact on the battle to control the House of Representatives.