Pelosi called Trump ‘morbidly obese.’ Voters don’t like overweight candidates.
Our new study looks at how weight matters in politics.
No, disgruntled primary losers won’t vote for the other party in November. Here’s why.
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Artificial intelligence trumps political experts
[caption id="attachment_38308" align="aligncenter" width="908"] On Dec. 9, pollster Frank Luntz
Once again, Ted Cruz has an under-appreciated strength in New Hampshire
[caption id="attachment_35484" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Duane and Joyce Cate leave their
How to (almost) eliminate the partisan divide on the Middle East
[caption id="attachment_33435" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Arkansas governor and former Republican
This one chart shows which Republicans bashed Hillary Clinton in Tuesday night’s debate. We explain why.
[caption id="attachment_32085" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb
Is Donald Trump finally losing his media mojo?
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Which Republican presidential candidate will drop out next? Maybe these two.
[caption id="attachment_29937" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The Republican presidential candidates at the
The big issues dividing the Republican Party (in 3 graphs)
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If you think super PACs have changed everything about the presidential primary, think again
[caption id="attachment_27328" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Your Republican presidential field, minus the
This is the Twitter data from last night’s GOP debate you are not supposed to pay attention to this morning
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This is the Twitter data from last night's GOP debate you are not supposed to pay attention to this morning
[caption id="attachment_28230" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Republican debate participants (top row L-R)
There are only 497 things you need to know about tonight’s Republican debate
[caption id="attachment_28230" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Republican debate participants (top row L-R)
There are only 497 things you need to know about tonight's Republican debate
[caption id="attachment_28230" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Republican debate participants (top row L-R)
Mike Huckabee’s attack on the Supreme Court could work. Here’s how.
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Mike Huckabee's attack on the Supreme Court could work. Here's how.
[caption id="attachment_26731" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee talks
Why does the Republican Party still oppose LGBT rights?
[caption id="attachment_26191" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Like other right-of-center parties, the British
Why white evangelicals rule the midterms
[caption id="attachment_19378" align="alignnone" width="620"] File: Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks
Robert Putnam on funding the social sciences
In "Politico":http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/political-science-research-offers-better-democracy-93970.html bq. This week, I was one of 12
Worse than Watergate? A History Lesson.
The fatal attack on the American consulate in Libya last
The New Hampshire Results: 2012 vs. 2008
Following on his earlier post on the Iowa caucus, here
Iowa Caucus Results: 2012 vs. 2008
This is a guest post by Charles Stewart III: There
Should We Take Trump Seriously?
Now that you've "finished with your taxes":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/04/happy_tax_day.html and have some
The voters hate . . . everyone??
Nate posted this awesome graph: A bunch of people really
Weighted variables
"Marc Ambinder":http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/11/the_most_popular_2009_election_video_is_phat.php tells us that the infamous Corzine "throwing his
The Tao of Huckabee
bq. Read the Bible more; blogs less. That is #2
Coverage of Religion During the Primary Campaign
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life recently analyzed the
Maybe Al Gore Was Right
By all accounts, the big MO seems to be pushing
The Attraction Effect in the 2008 Campaign
In the Washington Post, Shankar Vedantam writes about the "attraction
Underdogs, Top Dogs, and Media Campaign Coverage
From a political candidate's perspective, nothing seems more dangerous than
Hoisted from Comments: Jim Gimpel
In response to my earlier post, Jim Gimpel offers this
Does Huckabee Have a “Catholic Problem”?
A couple days ago, Philip Klinkner posted this analysis of
Polarization Redux
A couple weeks ago, I posted on whether Obama is
Is Obama the “Post-Polarization Candidate”?
"Obama is a post-polarization candidate and Oprah is a post-polarization
The Battle of the Bulge on the Campaign Trail
Over the years, I've written numerous papers about how candidates'