The recent debate between U.S. Senate candidates Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz matters to many Pennsylvania voters. In one of the closest contests this election, a new Fox News survey finds 51% say the debate is a factor in their Senate vote, and that group favors Oz by […] Read more »
The Senate: Race for Majority Remains a Toss-up as 2024 Looms
Key Points• It will take some time to assess any possible fallout from the Pennsylvania Senate debate on Tuesday night. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA) very clearly struggled.• Early voting has begun in our pair of Senate Toss-ups, Georgia and Nevada, with inconclusive signals.• Democrats should be more worried about […] Read more »
Why Pennsylvania’s race could determine who wins the Senate
Tell me who wins the Pennsylvania Senate race, and I’ll probably be able to tell you who controls the Senate next year. Such a declarative statement may seem like hyperbole, but the stakes after Tuesday’s debate in Pennsylvania – which represents Democrats’ best chance of picking up a Republican seat […] Read more »
Gender, Candidate Emotional Expression, and Voter Reactions During Televised Debates
Voters evaluate politicians not just by what they say, but also how they say it, via facial displays of emotions and vocal pitch. Candidate characteristics can shape how leaders use—and how voters react to—nonverbal cues. Drawing on role congruity expectations, we study how the use of and reactions to facial, […] Read more »
100% Hart: A Summary of 2020 Polling
100% of family caregivers for an aging or disabled family member are worried about their family’s health due to COVID-19. 99% of voters said they’d seen, heard, or read about the spread of the coronavirus in March, when there were more than 3,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States. […] Read more »
Focus Group Slams Trump for No Empathy in Final Presidential Debate
… A focus group convened by Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg showed a decisive edge for Biden in the debate, who was rewarded for his empathy compared to Trump. Greenberg surveyed 150 voters from diverse backgrounds for live dial tests commissioned by the American Federation of Teachers. As usual, Greenberg and […] Read more »