by Jeremy Loudenback In the 2008 presidential campaign, the much more prominent use of social media by Barack Obama’s campaign served to highlight his relevance and forward-looking perspective. But by 2012, the social-media gap had narrowed sharply, with Twitter and other social media becoming a contentious political battlefield for candidates from Read more…
by Caroline Stevens On August 23, 2013 San Diego’s 35th Mayor, Bob Filner, resigned after 2 months of heated controversy and numerous allegations of sexual harassment. Six months and $4.7 million dollars later (the estimated cost of the special election), San Diegan’s will finally have a chance to elect their new Read more…
Price Governance Salon featuring Scott Desposato, UCSD April 4, 2013 12:00pm to 1:30p Why do some political systems have more negative campaigning than others? How does that affect the quality of democracy and the information levels of voters? And what should policy-makers do about it? While questions of campaign strategy Read more…
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House examined the nature and function of negative advertising in the campaign. This topic is particularly relevant and timely in light of a finding by the Wesleyan Media Project that the 2012 Presidential Race is the most negative since 2000. The Read more…