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The findings follow two decades of research that took place during the New Hampshire presidential primaries. By Dawn Fuller, University of CincinnatiWhat are the key characteristics that voters consider when they're choosing their candidate for president? New research led by Judith Trent, a professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati, yields some surprising findings from surveys from the 2008 primary campaign in New Hampshire "“ a historic campaign in itself because of...
America's largest premium mobile community answers polls on Tuesday's midterm elections. New York, NY (PRWEB) November 2, 2010 As the often rancorous midterm election season draws to a close, pundits from across the political spectrum are "reading the tea leaves" trying to predict the outcome of election day. Down to the last minute, the debate continues to be lively at Predicto Mobile, where members cast votes on a variety of topics via text messages. With over a million members and...
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just in time for the highly contested mid-term elections, Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota (CEIMN) has created a comprehensive searchable database of state recount laws. The database catalogs and summarizes recount laws for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, allowing users to easily access and compare important features of these diverse and often complex laws. "The most significant thing we learned is that recount laws...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by author Malia Litman: (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20101029/DC90369) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101029/DC90369) Palin Derangement Syndrome (P.D.S.) has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Malia Litman has the "most severe case of P.D.S. yet documented." Physicians recommend therapy in the form of laughter and education regarding the dangers inherent in a pit...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Election officials across the nation are recruiting college students to increase the numbers and capabilities of the hundreds of thousands of citizens who make up the nation's stable of paid volunteer poll workers. According to data collected by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, states reported that 10.5 percent of poll workers serving during the 2008 presidential election were 25 years of age or younger. While comparable data is not...
PROVO, Utah, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans prepare to cast their votes in November's mid-term election, Ancestry.com today announces that several key political leaders and media personalities are more than mere political allies or political foes--they are actually related. The world's largest online family history resource reveals that President Barack Obama is related to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Obama and Palin are 10th cousins through common ancestor John Smith. The...
CHICAGO, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with a longstanding commitment of bringing critical issues to Illinois voters via candidate debates, ABC 7 will partner with the League of Women Voters and the Illinois Broadcasters Association to broadcast two commercial free debates, "VOTE 2010: THE CANDIDATES DEBATE." Good Morning America anchor and ABC's Chief Political Correspondent George Stephanopoulos will moderate the debate between Illinois senatorial candidates on October 19 from...
Dick Gephardt, Mel Martinez and Terry McAuliffe Join Wellness Real Estate(TM) Innovator NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Delos Living, the pioneering developer of healthy-living real estate, is pleased to announce the formation of its Advisory Board and to welcome former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Senator Mel Martinez and former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Terry...
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As the 2010 midterm elections approach imagine the prospect of both the Republican and Democratic parties each nominating bona fide conservative candidates for top congressional or statewide races. While certainly unthinkable in today's polarized political climate, 'dueling conservatives' defined the 1924 presidential election as chronicled in a new book by Garland S. Tucker III, The High Tide of American Conservatism: Davis, Coolidge, and the 1924...
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- If you are a Democratic candidate running for office, would you want President Obama to endorse your candidacy? How about if you are a Republican - would you want Sarah Palin or the Tea Party's endorsement? (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO ) Right now, the answer would be probably not. If a candidate running for office was endorsed by President Obama, 45% of...
