...Michael P. Olson Does the ability of newspapers to influence readers ‘ political choices extend to third parties? In this paper, I exploit a rare third-party endorsement by the Richmond Times-Dispatch in the 2016 US Presidential election to evaluate whether voters can be persuaded...

... permission of Emerald Publishing Limited must be obtained for commercial re-use. Money and politics event studies campaign contributions presidential elections Osama Bin Laden’s capture on May 1, 2011 unexpectedly and dramatically augmented President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects...

...Andrew Gelman; Boris Shor; Joseph Bafumi; David Park For decades, the Democrats have been viewed as the party of the poor, with the Republicans representing the rich. Recent presidential elections, however, have shown a reverse pattern, with Democrats performing well in the richer blue states...