“...One of the most important developments affecting electoral competition in the United States has been the increasingly partisan behavior of the American...”

“...Voter turnout has puzzled political scientists ever since Anthony Downs postulated the paradox of voting. Despite decades of research aiming to understand what...”

“...This paper uses Twitter data to forecast the outcome of the 2015 UK General Election. While a number of empirical studies to date have demonstrated striking...”

“...Social media play an increasingly important part in the communication strategies of political campaigns by reflecting information about the policy preferences...”

“...According to the issue ownership theory of voting, voters identify the most credible party proponent of a particular issue and cast their ballots for that...”

“...How responsive are political parties to the issue priorities of voters? While there are numerous studies that examine policy position congruence between...”