CPC Newsletter - RUMBLINGS from the Epicenter - Spring 2013
NATIONAL AGENDA SPEAKER SERIES 2012
with DAVID PLOUFFE and STEVE SCHMIDT
Visit WWW.UDEL.EDU/NATIONALAGENDA
NATIONAL AGENDA PUBLIC OPINION PROJECT
VOTER ID AND RACE - National Survey Shows Support for Voter ID Laws Strongest Among Those with Negative Attitudes Toward African Americans
Research by CPC faculty David Wilson, Paul Brewer
July 17, 2012 – A new National Agenda Opinion Poll by the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication reveals support for voter identification laws is strongest among Americans who harbor negative sentiments toward African Americans.The survey reveals strong partisan and ideological divisions on a "racial resentment" scale used in the study.
Republicans and conservatives have the highest "racial resentment" scores, and Democrats and liberals have the lowest; Independents and moderates are in the middle. Democrats and liberals are least supportive of voter ID laws, whereas Republicans and conservatives are most supportive.
HEALTH CARE MANDATE - National Survey Shows Public Is Deeply Divided on Health Insurance Mandate
Research by CPC faculty David Wilson, Paul Brewer
June 22, 2012 – As the United States Supreme Court prepares to rule on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care law, a new National Agenda Opinion Poll by the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication reveals Americans are divided along party and ideology lines on a key provision of the law. Democrats and liberals overwhelmingly favor insurance mandates at both the federal and state levels, whereas large majorities of Republicans and conservatives oppose either type of mandate.
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE STUDENTS AND POLITICS - BLUE HEN POL
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New poll of UD students reveals political engagement and voting plans. (Click image for poll results on political engagement. Click here for complete Blue Hen Poll results on all topics.)
The Blue Hen Poll is a product of the undergraduate class of Center for Political Communication Coordinator of Public Opinion Initiatives Dr. David C. Wilson.
NATIONAL AGENDA PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH
OCCUPY WALL STREET - National Survey Shows Fox News Viewers are Least Informed, Most Negative, About OWS
February 15, 2012 - Research by CPC faculty Paul Brewer, Dannagal Young
OCCUPY WALL STREET?
MANY AMERICANS KNOW LITTLE OR NOTHING ABOUT IT
January 30, 2012 - research by CPC faculty Paul Brewer, Dannagal Young
A new national University of Delaware study reveals that four months since the start of the Occupy Wall Street movement, almost one in five Americans have heard nothing at all about it. Even among those who are aware of the movement, one third cannot identify the protest’s main message.
Also see "IN THE NEWS" for media references to this research.
NATIONAL AGENDA PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH
MEDIA COVERAGE OF IOWA CAUCUSES AFFECTS PERCEPTIONS OF CANDIDATES
January 17, 2012 - study by CPC faculty Paul Brewer, Philip Jones, Dannagal Young
GLOBAL AGENDA 2012 SPEAKER SERIES
NJ GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE AT UD - WATCH HERE
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AT UD - WATCH HERE
CPC STUDENT WRITING CONTEST
Provost Tom Apple presented writing awards on November 2, 2011, to:
William B. Humphrey - Honors senior, majoring in Political Science & International Relations, with minors in Political Communication, History and Geography.
Read his essay: "Real Problem in Congress"
Levi Sikes 
- Honors junior, majoring in English, with minors in Political Science and Interactive Media.
Read his essay: "Something Like Wishful Thinking"
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION IN ENTERTAINMENT AND THE ARTS
The Center for Political Communication in association with the University of Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players, supported the world premiere of an original play, April-May, 2011.
And a weekend symposium on politics and entertainment:
"BREAKING BOUNDARIES" - April 2011
A crowded field in politics with connections to the University of Delaware.
From left: Howard Dean (former Democratic National Committee chairman), Steve Schmidt (former UD student, campaign strategist for John McCain and Senior Fellow of the Center for Political Communication), Ralph Begleiter (Director of the CPC), Patti Solis Doyle (former campaign manager for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden), Vice President Joe Biden (UD '65), David Wilson (CPC faculty, Political Science & International Relations), Governor Chris Christie (UD '84), Lindsay Hoffman (CPC faculty, Communication), David Plouffe (former campaign manager for Barack Obama, UD '10), Karl Rove (former deputy White House Chief of Staff for George W. Bush), Wolf Blitzer, CNN Washington.
Political illustration by Don McElroy, UD '00.
University of Delaware hosts Delaware Debates 2010
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- Center for Political Communication is co-host for nationally-televised debate at UD
- Unexpected result in Delaware primary for U.S. Senate highlights UD's "epicenter of politics" role
- CPC faculty take on role as national media resource
In 2008, a revolution in political communication unleashed new ways to foster citizen engagement through social networking technologies such as Facebook, blogs, text messaging and non-traditional media. The result was a new style of political communication that is spreading globally. Studying these changes requires multi-dimensional scholarship, which is at the heart of the Center for Political Communication, drawing from Political Science, Communication, Sociology, Anthropology, History and Psychology, among other disciplines.
The Center for Political Communication consolidates faculty expertise in emerging communication technologies, to explore their effects on elections and policy debates, to establish graduate and undergraduate research opportunities, and to encourage public engagement.
The Center promotes research in politics, policy and new technologies in political communication, both in the United States and internationally. It supports events designed to engage students, scholars, media and the public.
