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Only American political junkies remember the early poll leaders from previous presidential primaries season

17 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election

Can an early poll leader win the US election? ab.co/1W0vinm #GOPDebate http://t.co/JkVqEMluva—
ABC Fact Check (@ABCFactCheck) August 07, 2015

Sanders, Trump and the median voter theorem

16 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, expressive voting, left-wing populists, Leftover Left, median voter theorem, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, right-wing populists

Donald Trump Will Report for Jury Duty

15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election

Richard Posner has served on juries

Donald Trump is a moderate Republican, which is why he was a registered Democrat recently

15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, expressive voting, political polarisation, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, right-wing popularism

Basically, Trump is a @jbarro Republican. nytimes.com/2015/08/18/ups… http://t.co/cZw63rjjiy—
Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 14, 2015

Trump has lost 9-points since debate. Rubio, Fiorina and Carson surge.

12 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, opinion polls, voted demographics

My tip is a President Rubio and Vice President Fiorina or vice a versa.

Rasmussen: Trump has lost 9-points since debate. Rubio, Fiorina and Carson surge. pic.twitter.com/hmtE7UNX9w

— Dan Joseph (@DanJoseph365) August 12, 2015

A look at how @realDonaldTrump is running his unconventional campaign: on.wsj.com/1P5iV49 http://t.co/qXZ6VuGMUW—
Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) August 12, 2015

Net favourability is the name of the presidential primaries game

11 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, expressive voting, rational rationality, rationally parents

Twenty-three percent of GOP voters had a favourable opinion of Trump in a May Washington Post-ABC News poll, while 65 percent viewed him negatively. Eleven percent of Republicans felt strongly favourably toward Trump; 43 percent felt strongly negatively.

via Boy, was I wrong about Donald Trump. Here’s why. – The Washington Post.

The Rules of Campaign Cash

10 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, campaign finance regulation

How money is raised by candidates, parties and groups that want to influence the election bloom.bg/1IONJaR http://t.co/f3CI6x9ooc—
Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) August 09, 2015

Trump would also do well in the Democratic Party primaries

07 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: 2016 presidential election, expressive voting, traditional working class

via Donald Trump’s surge is all about less-educated Americans – The Washington Post.

Two charts on Trump and a more important one on Herman Cain

06 Aug 2015 3 Comments

by Jim Rose in economic history, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2012 presidential election, 2016 presidential election

via Why is Trump surging? Blame the media. – The Washington Post.

via Donald Trump and the Press: Why Coverage Matters – The New York Times.

Who is unpopular in the Republican primaries?

31 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election

Trump ahead in polls. So much more more ahead in negatives. Who's most popular in GOP? So far, Walker. http://t.co/MCgZQoougF—
ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 30, 2015

A key reason why self-funded candidates often falter

26 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: 2016 presidential election, campaign finance reform, campaign finance regulation, congressional elections

via Sometimes, Money Can’t Buy You Votes | FiveThirtyEight and Four Ways To Fund A Presidential Campaign | FiveThirtyEight.

Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill for $15 Minimum Wage, Pays Staff Only $12

24 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, minimum wage, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, Bernie Sanders, expressive voting, Left-wing hypocrisy, rational ignorance, rational irrationality

via Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill for $15 Minimum Wage, Pays Staff Only $12 | MRCTV.

Presidential campaign spending is overwhelmingly on TV ads in swing states

21 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, campaign finance reform, campaign finance regulation, political advertising, swing states

Presidential campaign spending is overwhelmingly on TV ads in swing states. vox.com/2014/7/30/5949… http://t.co/szyXQZjnxG—
Vox Maps (@VoxMaps) June 16, 2015

Donald Trump and Marco Rubio compared

20 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - New Zealand Tags: 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio

Where Trump & McCain were in the mid 1970’s

20 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/622486985450455040?s=09

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