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Is Huntsman more electable than Romney?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Adam Brown

Gamblers are more willing to bet their money that Huntsman can beat Obama than that Romney can. Intrade runs betting markets on just about everything. Because people are putting money on the line, the current intrade share prices can be … Continue reading →

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BYU vs Utah: Not Just a Sporting Rivalry

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Quin Monson

This analysis was performed by Jordan Rogers, a student research fellow at BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, in collaboration with CSED faculty. The writing is mostly his. Inquiries about this research should come to me (Quin … Continue reading →

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How different are Romney and Perry ideologically?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Adam Brown

Rick Perry is slightly to the right of Mitt Romney, but only slightly. Political scientists have worked for years to find ways of measuring politicians’ ideology. By far, the best method we presently have is known as NOMINATE (and its … Continue reading →

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Does Huntsman have better odds against Obama than against Romney?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Adam Brown

Romney has better odds of winning the GOP nod, but Huntsman would have better odds against Obama. Here’s an amusing deviation from our regularly scheduled programming. Dan Hopkins, a political scientist at Georgetown, had a little fun today playing with … Continue reading →

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