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Michael Tesler is a political science graduate student. He studies public opinion and voting behavior. His particular interests in this field include the impact of symbolic attitudes such as racial prejudice and patriotism, as well as the effects of mass communications, on political evaluations.
Michael Tesler
Michael Tesler is a political science graduate student. He studies public opinion and voting behavior. His particular interests in this field include the impact of symbolic attitudes such as racial prejudice and patriotism, as well as the effects of mass communications, on political evaluations.Why aren’t educational attainment and innate intelligence considered experience?
September 09, 2008
Suppose John McCain had selected Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal as his running mate. Would there be the same objections to his experience and job qualifications that are directed at Sarah Palin? Jindal, after all, is considerably younger and has ...
Palin knows all about the real Bush Doctrine--lowered expectations
September 17, 2008
There’s been a running joke in my family for years that the real Bush Doctrine is not preemptive/preventive force, as it’s popularly defined. Nor certainly is it his “worldview,” as Sarah Palin mistakenly answered to Charlie Gibson. The real Bush ...
Obama might have to go Cosby to win
September 17, 2008
“Cosby’s comments don’t exist in a cultural or political vacuum. His views have traction in conservative (and some liberal circles) because they bolster the belief that less money, political action and societal intervention—and more hard work and ...
Muslim favorability and Obama support
September 24, 2008
There is understandably much attention devoted to the bigger impact race will undoubtedly have in this election than in the all white contests of the past. Much less has been said, however, about the greater role another form of prejudice will lik...
Will the cell phone effect offset the Bradley effect?
September 29, 2008
The “Bradley effect” or “Bradley-Wilder effect” immediately became part of the popular political vernacular after this year’s New Hampshire primary. These terms describe the phenomenon whereby black candidates--most notably Tom Bradley, Douglas Wi...
Tuning out Grandpa?
October 15, 2008
If you want to get really hammered during your debate drinking game, then watch the pre-and-post debate coverage and ad “game-changer” to the list of words. With Election Day rapidly approaching, and Obama’s lead looking increasingly insurmountabl...
How'd Hillary be doing?
October 21, 2008
I had a stock answer throughout the primaries to the never ending questions about whether Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton was more electable in the general election. I thought that only Barack could lose but that he also had a significantly higher...