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Are voters biased against Mormons?
Quoting from James Rydberg at YouGov’s Model Politics blog (emphasis is mine): A recent YouGov survey asked 1000 respondents if they would be willing to vote for “a generally well-qualified person” nominated by their party if they learned that candidate … Continue reading
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Tagged bias, mitt romney, mormons, polls
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Are voters biased against Mormons?
Is Utah the most Republican state?
Utah is #1 most Republican, #9 most conservative, and also #17 most conservative. On election day, Utah’s Republicans increased their veto-proof legislative majorities by 5 seats in the House and 1 in the Senate. Does that make Utah the most … Continue reading
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Tagged imbalance, partisanship, polls
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Is Utah the most Republican state?
Why did Mike Lee send those emails?
In 2008, some political scientists from Yale found that they could boost turnout considerably (by 8.1 percentage points) if they warned folks that everybody on their street would receive a postcard after the election reporting who had voted and who … Continue reading
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Tagged campaigns, congress, mike lee, turnout
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Why did Mike Lee send those emails?
A new blog
I created this blog with the intention of bringing a non-partisan, political science perspective to Utah politics. In the near future, I plan to invite a few colleagues to contribute also. My goal is not to post partisan opinions or … Continue reading
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