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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Topline Results for Key Research Statewide Voter Survey
Releasing the full results serves as a model for the kind of transparency we would like to see more of in public polling in the state of Utah. Key Research, a survey and market research company based in Provo, recently … Continue reading
Do uncompetitive elections hurt turnout in Utah?
As more of these races became uncontested or were won by very large margins of victory, the trend in voter turnout was falling. Utah historically has had a high voter turnout rate. Throughout the first half of last century, it … Continue reading
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Tagged partisanship, turnout, utah foundation, voting
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Do uncompetitive elections hurt turnout in Utah?
What do Mormons think about Governor Romney’s candidacy?
67.5% said they did not trust the media to cover the Church fairly, and after the diatribes of the Lawrence O’Donnells of the world, who can blame them? The 2012 presidential candidacy of Governor Romney has shined a spotlight on … Continue reading
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Tagged campaigns, media, mitt romney, mormons, polls, public opinion
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What do Mormons think about Governor Romney’s candidacy?
Who is going to win the Republican Senate Primary?
While the vote estimates vary depending on the assumptions you make, the outcome is the same across the board. Senator Hatch is very likely to win, the uncertainty is by how much. Barring a last minute “June surprise” that dramatically … Continue reading
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Tagged convention, dan liljenquist, delegates, nominations, orrin hatch, polls, tea party, turnout, utah voter poll, voting
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Who is going to win the Republican Senate Primary?
What are the philosophical differences between the parties?
Differences between the two parties begin with questions about human nature and the good society. Differences between political parties reflect differences in how individuals view the world. These views can be traced back to philosophical questions that have concerned political … Continue reading
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Tagged convention, delegates, democracy, ideology, partisanship, psychology, republic, utah voter poll, voting
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Topline Results for Republican and Democratic Delegate Surveys
The delegates have given both party chairs remarkably high overall job approval. Recently we wrote up a few results from surveys of Utah Republican convention delegates. We conducted surveys of the Republicans and Democrats. More analysis will follow, but it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged approval ratings, convention, delegates, nominations, partisanship, polls, utah voter poll
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Brewing a Weaker Tea?
The Tea Party played a much-diminished role in the 2012 Republican convention, no matter how you measure it. This analysis was performed by Kyrene Gibb, a student research fellow at BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, in … Continue reading
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Tagged caucus, convention, dan liljenquist, delegates, orrin hatch, republic, student research, tea party, utah voter poll
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Brewing a Weaker Tea?