News Stories relating to "vote"

OK, we know a lot of the things we do are directed by our genes?but VOTING? And why are polls so often wrong?

According to a new study, the decision to vote is partly genetic. Researchers James H. Fowler, Christopher T. Dawes and Laura A. Baker have identified a link between two specific genes and political participation. They show that...

Does negative political advertising really work? Most of us hate those ads, but one political scientist calls them a "multi-vitamin for the democratic process."

Political scientist Kenneth Goldstein says that attack ads spark voters' interest and participation. According to Goldstein, "There's this gut reaction that if a political...

As the 2008 Presidential election campaign moves into full throttle, people are again concerned about voting machines. How much can we trust our government? It turns out this isn't the first time this has happened. Historian Bryan Pfaffenberger reminds us that "There's an almost exact parallel between the debate we're having today concerning...

In these months before the Presidential election, when would-be Democratic candidates are campaigning furiously, it's interesting to note that few of them seem to be appealing to the U.S. Muslim vote. This is because, despite Republican-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, most U.S. Muslims vote Republican. According to the Council on...