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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"U.S. elections"”.
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Mitigating foreign social media influence campaigns in U.S. elections
… security legislation following the 2020 U.S elections. I conclude by calling upon the upcoming 117th Congress to take immediate action and fulfill its duty to protect the integrity of U.S. democratic institutions in light of Russia's past attempted interference and chilling reports that the …
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The Twenty-Sixth Amendment as a Teachable Moment: Young Adult Voter Turnout in U.S. Elections, 1972-2006
Ratification of the 26th Amendment in 1971 was a watershed event in America's long and often tumultuous electoral reform journey. The persistently low voter turnout of newly enfranchised 18-20 year-olds since then not only is troubling from a democratic perspective but also is puzzling in light of …
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Navigating DEI in a Shifting Political Landscape: A Study of Corporate Strategy and Stakeholder Reactions Post-2024 U.S. Elections
This dissertation explores the impact of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and subsequent political shifts on corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies. Set against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the research investigates how corporations navigate …
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It's in the mail : the effect of vote by mail balloting on voter turnout and policy outcomes in U.S. elections
… Using a data set of 3310 cases representing elections in 7 states, I show that the use of Vote By Mail produces an overall effect of a 10 percentage point increase in turnout across all types of elections. This finding is consistent with past research, which states that the increase in …
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It's About Time: The Dynamics of Information Processing in Political Campaigns
In many U.S. elections, voters are exposed to relatively small amounts of information at any given time, but campaigns, and thus information exposure, unfold over the course of several weeks. It follows that one fruitful avenue in exploring candidate evaluation would involve focus on how voters …
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What does money mean? : frames of wealth and economic identity in U.S. politics, 1980-2020
… presidential candidates across 40 years of U.S. elections (1980-2020). Chapter Four uses a deductive, human-coded, quantitative content analysis to assess the frames propagated by print and television news organizations across the same period. Chapter Five uses open-ended survey responses from …
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In times of “crisis”: Puerto Rican activism, gender, and belonging in Orlando
… the shooting at Pulse nightclub, the 2016 U.S. elections, and Hurricane Maria. Based on 24 months of ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2016 and 2018, this dissertation asks and answers the following questions: What does the concept of crisis obscure and what knowledges does it make …
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New Methods and Perspectives on the Administration of American Elections
… questions about the administration of American elections. First, why do voters choose on form of voting method over another? The second puzzle is how accurately votes are tabulated within the United States? Third and finally, when inaccuracies in the tabulation of votes in U.S. elections are …
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Life of the Party or Just a Third Wheel? Effects of Third Parties in U.S. House Elections
… how third parties play a consistent role in U.S. elections. The ability for third parties to influence the major parties is moderated by electoral institutions. The ballot access requirement, in the form of a signature requirement, varies widely across House elections and is a significant …
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The Mobilization of Individuals Towards the Radical Right in Canada: A Pathway Approach
… individuals unhappy with the outcome of the U.S. elections held in November 2020. Following that incident, Canada added multiple radical right groups to its national terrorist entity list. Despite the addition of these groups to a list that was criticized for mostly focusing on Islamist groups …
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Interactive Voice Response Polling in Election Campaigns
… that IVR polls conducted immediately before elections are generally accurate, but have raised questions as to their validity in other contexts. This study examines whether IVR polls generate measurably different levels of candidate support when compared to live interviewer polls, as a result …
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How Presidential Campaign Decisions on Foreign Policy Positions and Advisers are Made and Can Reshape International Relations: A Bush 2000 Case Study
Since the end of the Cold War, America has generated a dangerous paradox in global affairs. Every president from Bill Clinton to Donald Trump has entered office with little foreign policy experience. Yet these men were instantly granted vast powers, which impacted global events. This thesis …