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Political Affairs: More Than Just Public Relations

Political Affairs: More Than Just Public Relations

In the bustling world of politics, where power and influence dance in a delicate waltz, a crucial role is played by those who navigate the intricate web of relationships and perceptions – the political affairs professionals. Often misconstrued as mere public relations...

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How many parties does the United States REALLY have?

How many parties does the United States REALLY have?

In the email bag "Alex, I contend we have a 3 party system now: Democrats, Traditional Republicans, and the Tea Party/MAGA/Hard right. These three parties rarely agree on anything. Prove me wrong and write it up online!" As always, your wish is my command. As you read...

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Most Punchable Face in Politics is CANCELLED!

Most Punchable Face in Politics is CANCELLED!

There are dumb moves, and then there are really dumb moves.   This past weekend, in a fit of smart-alecness I announced on social media that I was going to sponsor a "Most Politically Punchable Face" tournament.   It was going to be bracket style and include seeds for...

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Science, Doubt, and Hucksters

Science, Doubt, and Hucksters

This weekend I took my son to see the movie Oppenheimer.  Our car-ride discussion centered around the process the scientists went through and how vicious their disagreements turned.   My son was floored by how ‘teammates’ were so ‘adversarial.’  I...

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2023 Florida Legislature and Twitter Use

2023 Florida Legislature and Twitter Use

Methodology Given a specified time interval (March 5 – May 7 or Florida Session’ sine die whichever is later) and a list of Twitter handles, the algorithm assigns a tailored weighting to variables including tweets, retweets replies, follower count, following count,...

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The @Award and Twitter’s API

The @Award and Twitter’s API

It was fun while it lasted, but our Florida Legislature Tweet Tracker is coming to an end. With one week left in the regular session of Florida's legislature, Ozean was notified that Twitter has made changes to its API that have drastically restricted third-party...

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Florida 2022 Election for Governor: Geographic Divide

Florida 2022 Election for Governor: Geographic Divide

The results by precinct results have been released for Florida.  Precincts are the smallest unit of analysis that we have election results, and I find them interesting. So what does the data tell us? In this post, we will only explore the results for Governor’s race...

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What is Political Affairs? A Comprehensive Definition

What is Political Affairs? A Comprehensive Definition

Political affairs is the process of shaping the political environment for government officials, elected representatives, interest groups, media, and any other relevant stakeholders. It involves creating, executing, and managing strategies and tactics to influence the...

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