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Enter to win...a president

Jul 25, 2012
Both the President Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns are using sweepstakes to coax small donations. Do they work?

Presidential campaigns see Olympics as fertile ground for ads

Jul 24, 2012
But is there a risk negative ads will turn off viewers?

Online political ads: Effective or creepy?

Jul 24, 2012
A study out today says voters find targeted, online political ads creepy and 86 percent didn't want political ads to be tailored to their interests.

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Teach for America fields political candidates

Jul 23, 2012
Teach for America is tapping its nationwide network of alumni to recruit candidates for public office -- so much so that in one Tennessee race, two TFA alums are squaring off against one another.

Election ads depict a lost America

Jul 20, 2012
In the 2012 presidential election race, both parties focus on images of factories and hard hats.