Political Trends
A Face Only a Voter Could Love
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:32
Baby-faced politicians make better impression on the opposition.
We want opposition leaders to have trustworthy, sweet faces, while we prefer politicians who speak up for us to have more matures visages, says an Israeli study focusing on facial features and political figures. Using computer-manipulated images of a fictitious politician, researchers at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University measured respondents’ reactions to peace offerings from baby-faced Palestinian politicians versus more mature-faced leaders.
Latinos Love Dems, But Does It Matter?
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:32
Poll shows Latinos support Democrats, but demonstrate weak voter motivation.
Expert Q&A
As the Latino population in the U.S. grows, ostensibly gaining more power at the voting booth, research shows that this group continues to support the Democratic Party, but currently demonstrates low voter motivation. What will this mean for the 2010 elections?
Political expert Sean D. Foreman, PhD, assistant professor of political science at Florida-based Barry University, offers insight into voting trends among Latinos, and what they could mean for 2010 and beyond.
Alien Nation
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:32
While Americans are feeling less alienated than they have in years, there are exceptions.
Americans are feeling less alienated than they have in twenty years, but the vast majority of citizens still feel that Washington officials are out of touch with real Americans, says research from Harris Interactive. In addition, levels of alienation vary according to demographics; Hispanics feel more alienated than African-Americans and Whites, and people with more education feel less alienated than the less educated.
United We Part
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:32
Political gender gap expands when women and men become moms and dads.
Motherhood and fatherhood intensify political leanings, say researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) who studied the link between parenthood and partisanship. Becoming a mother or father, findings state, widens the already existing gender gap between men and women, in which men tend to be conservative and women liberal.
Politics Makes Great Bedfellows
Saturday, 04 February 2012 04:32
Marital status is a reliable predictor of political partisanship.
Republicans are more likely to be married than Democrats, says a Gallup survey examining the link between marital status and political party affiliation. While marriage gap is not new, Gallup has found that marital status is a key predictor of whether one is Republican, Democrat, or Independent.
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