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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Topics: Election 2012

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

A reflection on the 2012 campaign

Andrew Biggs | January 22, 2013, 2:45 pm

On inauguration day, attention briefly turned to President Obama’s campaign opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who has largely withdrawn from public life since his loss to Obama. But that’s okay, it seems. Romney’s son Tagg told U.S. News & … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

Why the GOP lost the Hispanic vote, in 1 chart

Henrik Temp | December 13, 2012, 10:38 am

If you want to know why Republicans got shellacked among Hispanics this year, look no further than the chart above. It’s from Resurgent Republic, a conservative but nonpartisan survey group whose latest report details the political opinions of Hispanic voters … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

Whither the Tea Party?

Andrew Rugg | December 6, 2012, 6:43 am

With Dick Armey’s resignation from FreedomWorks and the loss of Tea Party favorites Allen West and Joe Walsh in the House of Representatives, the movement’s future is uncertain. At the same time, prominent Republicans are claiming that a Tea Party … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

How Team Obama won, according to the former national deputy director of OFA

Henrik Temp | December 5, 2012, 1:48 pm

While Team Obama’s objectives weren’t particularly revolutionary—get the most votes!—their tactics certainly were. read more >

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Debate moderator Candy Crowley speaks to the audience before the start of the second U.S. presidential campaign debate in Hempstead, New York, October 16, 2012.   REUTERS/Win McNamee/Pool
Society and Culture, Media and Technology, Politics and Public Opinion

Study: No, the mainstream media wasn’t biased… except for the last week of the campaign

Henrik Temp | November 20, 2012, 3:14 pm

Despite cries of mainstream media bias, it turns out that coverage was broadly the same for both presidential candidates this year, except for the final week of the campaign. read more >

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U.S. President Barack Obama, who won a second term in office by defeating Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, waves as he addresses supporters during his election night victory rally in Chicago, November 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

More secrets behind Obama’s ‘Moneyball’ campaign: Targeting ‘TV Land’

Marc Thiessen | November 16, 2012, 10:00 am

Before Republicans start remaking the party in the ideological mold of the Democrats, they might want to start remaking themselves in the technological mold of the Obama campaign. read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

Obama’s ‘Moneyball’ campaign and its ‘dream team’ of behavioral scientists

Marc Thiessen | November 13, 2012, 10:39 am

The Obama campaign assembled an unprecedented, unified data base made up of information from pollsters, fundraisers, field workers, consumer databases, social-media and mobile contacts. read more >

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President Obama visits the American Red Cross Digital Command Center following Hurricane Sandy. Image Credit: Dell Inc. (Flickr) (CC BY 2.0)
Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

Did Hurricane Sandy get Obama reelected?

Henrik Temp | November 9, 2012, 10:37 am

It’s clear that the hurricane response was an important issue to many people. Those who considered it important were heavily pro-Obama. read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

The people have spoken … and they must be punished

Marc Thiessen | November 7, 2012, 3:19 pm

After he was defeated for re-election in 1989, New York Mayor Ed Koch was asked if he would ever run for office again.  “No,” Koch replied.  “The people have spoken … and they must be punished.” Well, it’s November 2012, … read more >

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Long voting lines are undemocratic and depress turnout

Emma Bennett | November 7, 2012, 3:16 pm

If people are concerned about voter suppression, then they may not want to focus solely on voter identification laws, but turn their attention to unprepared localities like mine without sufficient numbers of booths or polling places. read more >

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