Gallup Poll, known for their data poll mining, has found correlation relating to the argument about debates and their effects on the outcome of the election. Their first find was after the first debate where they found that registered voters were still in favor of the loser of that debate, President Obama. That tells us that there are political party hardliners that are not really … Continue reading

In recent years, and particularly during the first 2012 presidential debate, social sites reached an all-time high as the media most used by the American people through which to voice their opinions. This Huffington Post article below shows how voters took to Twitter during the first presidential debate at an overwhelming rate for the first time in political history. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/presidential-debate-twitter-record_n_1939050.html   Using new innovative tools … Continue reading

Researchers use many tools to analyze voter response during presidential elections, particularly during debates. For example, CNN uses The Debate Pulse, an interactive polling tool that allows a randomly selected group of survey respondents to express in real time their like or dislike of what each candidate says during the debate. The results of the survey appear in graphical form on one side of the … Continue reading

Since 1960 with the first televised presidential debate, American voters were given the opportunity to watch candidates battle it out for the coveted position of American’s next president. Debates can be likened to the legal process of voir dire, French for “to see [them] say”, when attorneys for both sides question prospective jurors to determine any possible biases the juror might have or any knowledge … Continue reading 2012 Election