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UrduUniversity of Washington researchers looked at almost 56,000 political ads from almost 750 news sites between September 2020 and January 2021. Political ads used multiple tactics that concerned the researchers, including posing as a poll to collect people’s personal information or having headlines that might affect web surfers’ views of candidates.
Tag: Presidential Election
Stress from 2016 U.S. Presidential Election Associated with Significant Increase in Cardiac Events
A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association is the first to show that exposure to a stressful political election is strongly associated with an increase in potentially life-threatening cardiac events.
If COVID-19 can’t foster political unity, what can?
Bitter fighting continues in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, even as President-elect Joe Biden urged unity in his victory speech Saturday night. Michael Macy, professor of sociology and information science at Cornell University and director of the Social…
Biden faces tough choices in taking bold executive action
Former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election on Saturday, sparking questions of how he will approach governing after taking the oath of office in January. Doug Kriner, professor of government at Cornell University…
IU experts available to comment on possibility of election cases going to the Supreme Court
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As millions of ballots are still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump has said his campaign will be looking to the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the presidential election. While his suggestion has been…
Record Number of Women to Serve in the 117th U.S. Congress
At least 131 (100D, 31R) women will serve in the U.S. Congress in 2021, surpassing the previous record of 127, first set in 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
Election Integrity: Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss
John J. Farmer, Jr., director of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and former attorney general for New Jersey, is available to comment on the election integrity of the 2020 presidential election. For interviews, contact Gabriella Morrone at [email protected] or…
Final GW Election Model Project Using Twitter Activity Forecasts Sizable Biden Victory
The final PEORIA Project election forecast from the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) predicts former Vice President Joe Biden will win the electoral vote count for the 2020 presidential election.
Rutgers Expert Explains QAnon
The author of Conspiracy Panics: Political Rationality and Popular Culture describes QAnon, why it’s well-known and why we should not treat this as a misinformation problem.
Election Night, Week Coverage: Rutgers Election and Political Experts Available
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has a range of faculty experts available through election night and post-election in areas of American politics, public opinion, elections, voter access and women in politics. For interviews, please reach out to the listed contacts. Additional experts…
Constitutional Law Professor Available to Discuss 25th Amendment
Maryland Carey Law constitutional law expert Professor Mark Graber, JD is prepared to discuss the 25th amendment to the constitution in light of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s statement during a Thursday news conference that she’ll be “talking about the 25th…
Public Education, Support for Voters Essential to Election
States must provide the public with clear messages about the changes that have been made to polling locations and voting practices during this very unusual presidential election, says Elizabeth Matto, director of Rutgers University’s Center for Youth Political Participation at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Pres. Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Effect on Election
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Pres. Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Effect on Election
Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Presidential Debate
Rutgers University experts are available to discuss last night’s presidential debate. Ross Baker, professor of political science Baker said: “The debate was the most disheartening 90 minutes in the history of the presidency. It was an effort on the president’s…
SU Political Science Chair Available to Provide Presidential Debate Analysis
Dr. Adam Hoffman, chair of Salisbury University’s Political Science Department, is available beginning Wednesday, September 30, to provide analysis of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Hoffman is a frequent contributor to media in the Maryland-D.C.…
New National Poll: American’s Trust In Leaders and Institutions Declines During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rutgers scholar Katherine Ognyanova is available to comment on the latest Rutgers-Harvard-Northeastern-Northwestern survey data from The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The researchers polled participants on whether they trust certain institution and individuals to do the…
Experts on Campaign Issues Available to Comment on 2020 Presidential Race
As the 2020 presidential campaign accelerates, Rutgers faculty experts are available to comment on the most pressing issues in the race for the White House. Topics include the economy, immigration, health care, national security, gun control, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate…
Rutgers Polling Expert Available to Discuss Democratic National Convention
Ashley Koning, director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, is available for interviews ahead of, during and following the Democratic National Convention next week. “The Democratic National Convention this year will be unlike any other in history, going…
Over Six in Ten Likely Voters Currently Support Vote by Mail, Survey Says
Rutgers scholar Katherine Ognyanova is available to comment on the latest Rutgers-Harvard-Northeastern-Northwestern survey data on attitudes about mail-in voting, from The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The researchers surveyed 19,052 people across all 50 states plus…
WashU Expert: Electoral College ruling contradicts Founders’ ‘original intent’
While the Supreme Court decision limits independence of electors and prevents potential uncertainty in 2020 election, it contradicts the Constitution framers’ intentions for the Electoral College, according to a political science expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
Spanish language increasingly more relevant to presidential elections
Discourse in and about Spanish was present on both sides of the political spectrum, more so leading up to the 2016 presidential election than in previous cycles, according to research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
In Trump v. Twitter: ‘Twitter will win’
As America’s general election looms, Tim Weninger, the Frank M. Friemann Collegiate Associate Professor of Engineering at Notre Dame, discusses the current state of social media, the dangers of disinformation and how users can get smarter about what they share.