Media permeate our lives and are so omnipresent that we take them for granted and
overlook their impact. Mobile communication devices, the internet, and social networking …

Do negative campaign advertisements affect voter turnout? Existing literature on this topic
has produced conflicting empirical results. Some scholars show that negativity is …

summary It has been estimated that more than three million political ads were televised
leading up to the elections of 2004. More than $800,000,000 was spent on TV ads in the …

This study investigates the effect of online political ads on party preference, and whether this
effect is more pronounced for newer political parties and voters who are less politically …

Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, lashed out at
Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign, telling a Tennessee newspaper the Illinois …

Political campaign scholars have been concerned about the nature and effects of negative
messages. Although much research has examined attack advertisements in broadcast …

Presidential candidates in the United States do not intentionally advertise in states without
rigorous competition for electoral votes. However, in some areas of noncompetitive states …

Political communication scholars who study the persuasive effects of political advertising
often assume that the relationship between advertising volume and vote choice is linear …

Does ranked choice voting (RCV) change the information search behavior of voters? I
present a theory, consistent with past work on voter behavior and information, which shows …

Voting intention has become an issue of concern worldwide with regard to successful
political elections. With only 6% of South Africa’ s youth having registered to vote in the …