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    Obama Tests Well at Start of Reelection Run

    Overview Barack Obama currently fares as well against a generic opponent in the upcoming presidential election as George W. Bush did in April 2003, a time when Bush’s job approval rating was much higher than Obama’s is today. He also tests considerably better than Bill Clinton did in March 1995. Nearly half (47%) of registered […]

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    The Internet and Campaign 2010

    54% of adults used the internet for political purposes in the 2010 election cycle, far surpassing the 2006 midterm contest.

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    The 2010 Congressional Reapportionment and Latinos

    Hispanic voters are nearly three times more prevalent in states that gained congressional seats and Electoral College votes in the 2010 reapportionment than they are in states that lost seats.

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    The 2010 Congressional Reapportionment and Latinos

    Hispanic voters are nearly three times more prevalent in states that gained congressional seats and Electoral College votes in the 2010 reapportionment than they are in states that lost seats.

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    Politics goes mobile

    More than a quarter of American adults – 26% – used their cell phones to learn about or participate in the 2010 mid-term election campaign.

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    Midterm Elections Renew Same-Sex Marriage Debate

    The 2010 midterm elections renewed discussions about civil unions and same-sex marriage laws in several states, including Hawaii, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. Hawaii The election of Democrat Neil Abercrombie as governor of Hawaii may make it more likely that a bill legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples could become law in the state, according to […]

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    Did Religion-Related Campaign Ad Backfire in Kentucky?

    The media’s post-election analysis of Republican Rand Paul’s victory in the race for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat has focused heavily on the role of negative advertising, with several news accounts crediting Paul’s election at least in part to a TV ad by his Democratic opponent, Jack Conway, which called Paul’s religious beliefs and policy […]