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Protect Your Vote: Avoid Election Machine Errors
November 3, 2008 — Of all the problems that could lead to a miscount Election Day, there's one possibility that voters can do something about -- avoid election machine-related errors, says a researcher who led a ... > full story -
Ageism More Prevalent Than Racism Among Presidential Voters, Study Finds
November 1, 2008 — An ongoing study of 20,000 registered voters has found that far more of them would vote against Sen. John McCain because of his age than would vote against Sen. Barack Obama because of his ... > full story -
Late-Night Comedy's Effect On Voters
October 31, 2008 — "During the presidential campaigns over the past two decades, mainstream late-night comedians like Leno and Letterman have relied largely on the least-common denominator jokes that everyone will get: ... > full story -
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Does Your Personality Influence Who You Vote For?
October 31, 2008 — Does your personality influence who you vote for? The short answer is yes, according to one professor of psychology. As Americans go to the polls in record numbers to vote for the next U.S. ... > full story -
Social Media And Presidential Election: Impact Of YouTube, MySpace
October 31, 2008 — What is the impact of media on the political landscape in the US? Researchers are investigating the impact of hugely popular social media's impact on the upcoming presidential ... > full story -
Presidential Candidates' Television Ads Most Negative In History
October 31, 2008 — The 2008 presidential campaign, as reflected in candidates' television spots, has been one of the most negative campaigns in history. A University of Missouri professor analyzed this year's ... > full story -
Pre-Election Surveys Show Deep Concern About State Of Health Care
October 30, 2008 — With only a few days remaining before Election Day, researchers writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, find that seven in ten registered voters say major changes are needed in the US health ... > full story -
A Pretty Face Can Make A Difference In Whom You Vote For
October 30, 2008 — It's not surprising that everyone is talking about the great looks of Sarah Palin. The decision to play up the looks of the former beauty queen is a winning strategy. A perception of competence is ... > full story -
Astronauts To Vote From Space
October 30, 2008 — In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA ... > full story -
Gender Bias: When Groups Fight Other Groups, Male Leaders Sought; But For In-Group Conflicts, Female Leaders Preferred
October 30, 2008 — New research has revealed that a gender bias occurs when selecting leaders during various group competition scenarios. Overall, the findings indicate that during times of intergroup conflict a male ... > full story
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