After a year long study analyzing eight major news events, Pew Research solidified what many have known for a while: sentiment expressed on Twitter does not express “public opinion.”
The Federal Elections Commission released findings Wednesday, analyzing filings for congressional and presidential campaign spending during the 2012 presidential election.
The 2012 election was the most expensive in US History. Here is an infographic that breaks down the mysterious numbers.
In twelve of the state’s sixteen districts, or three-quarters of Ohio’s representation in the House, Republicans won in apparent landslides, with Democrats winning their districts by suspiciously impressive numbers as well.
For the first time in over 100 years, the California Democratic Party captured enough votes to hold a supermajority in each house, solidifying the changing demographics in California.
On Friday, Gallup released the results of a survey that showed a significant gender gap in voter preference during the presidential election. In fact, the gender gap in 2012 was the largest in the history of the polling agency.
This was a relatively big year for third party candidates. So, how did they actually fair in the election? Here are some stats.
