Tag Political science

General election campaign advertising surpasses $50 million in first two months

July 30, 2008

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are airing more advertisements in more media markets than their counterparts did during a comparable period in the 2004 election campaign, according to a University of Wisconsin–Madison study.

Professor wins political science research prize

July 11, 2008

Assistant professor Susan Webb Yackee of the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has won the Paul Volcker Endowment Junior Scholar Research Grant from the American Political Science Association's Public Administration Section.

Inventive county government program wins Gladfelter Award

July 2, 2008

An innovative program for collecting and disposing of unused medication was chosen as this year's winner of the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Award for government efficiency and effectiveness.

Political science researchers partner to improve Wisconsin elections

June 30, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison political science researchers are taking a key role in a federally funded project to improve the state's ability to collect accurate election returns.

Obama leads McCain in new poll directed by UW–Madison political scientists

June 12, 2008

In the inaugural University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Political Science/WisPolitics.com survey taken immediately after Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign, Barack Obama leads John McCain by a 13-percentage point margin in the Badger state.

Nearly $200 million spent in race for the White House

June 2, 2008

Almost $200 million has been spent on television advertising so far during this presidential election year, with the overwhelming amount of recent spending coming from the race for the Democratic nomination, according to a study by the Wisconsin Advertising Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

‘Wisconsin Votes’ explores lively history of state voting behavior

May 14, 2008

Growing up in a politically divided house — with a Democratic mother and a Republican father — may have been one of the best things that could have happened to Robert Booth Fowler.

Latest Badger Poll results to be released this week

May 5, 2008

More results from the latest University of Wisconsin–Madison Badger Poll, a survey of Wisconsin residents' views on timely topics, will be released this week.

UW to host symposium on Melvin Laird’s legacy

April 11, 2008

On Tuesday, April 22, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a symposium on the career and legacy of Melvin R. Laird, a longtime member of Congress from Wisconsin and Secretary of Defense. The event will take place at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum on the Capitol Square.

WAGE awards three research collaborative grants related to globalization

April 10, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces the three winners of its research collaborative competition, each receiving $100,000 during a three-year period.

Two UW–Madison graduates land Pulitzer Prizes

April 7, 2008

A pair of University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates - David Umhoefer, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Walt Bogdanich, a New York Times reporter and editor - won Pulitzer Prizes in journalism on Monday.

Six faculty members receive Kellett Mid-Career Awards

March 18, 2008

Six UW–Madison faculty have been honored for their research with Kellett Mid-Career Awards.

Obama dominated TV ads in Ohio, outspending Clinton almost two-to-one

March 12, 2008

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama spent nearly twice as much on TV advertising in the Ohio primary campaign than did Hillary Clinton, according to a report by the Wisconsin Advertising Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Report: Obama dominated TV advertising in Wisconsin primary campaign

February 22, 2008

Barack Obama spent more than twice as much on TV advertising in Wisconsin than all other candidates combined and nearly five times as much as Hillary Clinton, according to a new report by the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Wisconsin Advertising Project.

Political scientist named to panel studying pre-primary polling

February 4, 2008

Unraveling the mystery behind why pre-election polls in the New Hampshire presidential primary were so dramatically off-target is the mission of a select panel that includes Charles Franklin, a nationally known polling expert and political scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

More than $100 million spent on presidential ads, little in Super Tuesday states

February 1, 2008

Presidential candidates spent $107 million on television advertising so far this season, with nearly all of it spent in the run-up to the earliest primaries and caucuses and almost none of it on Super Tuesday states, a University of Wisconsin–Madison study shows.

Negative campaign ads contribute to a healthy democracy, political scientist argues

January 14, 2008

Political attack ads, widely demonized by pundits and politicians, are instead a kind of multi-vitamin for the democratic process, sparking voters' interest and participation, according to a new book co-authored by University of Wisconsin–Madison political scientist Kenneth Goldstein.

Wisconsin Advertising Project to analyze 2008 political ads

December 20, 2007

All evidence points to 2008 being a record year for political ad spending. The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Wisconsin Advertising Project, will again lead a project to code and analyze nearly all of the political advertising that is aired in 2008 races across the country.

E-lectorate: Can new media get out the vote?

December 11, 2007

The battle for The White House is happening on the ground, but it’s also playing out on the Web, in video debates and among bloggers. There’s a dizzying array of new technologies– twittering anyone? – and a UW–Madison professor and two young alumni are out front in this precedent-setting campaign. For voters, it’s never been easier to get informed, become involved, or be entertained.

UW-Madison political scientist chosen to observe Australian elections

November 14, 2007

Kenneth Mayer, a University of Wisconsin–Madison political scientist, will travel to Australia as part of an international delegation observing that nation's federal elections on Saturday, Nov. 24.