Infectious disease experts claim that Covid-19 infections will eventually peak, flatten and decline. Some of you are probably sitting home in your underwear (I can’t, I have kids at home) watching TV news or on your computer regularly checking the latest charts to see if you can spot that moment when the curve begins to…… Continue reading WAITING FOR THE CURVE…
Author: Jim Kane
Jim Kane is a pollster and media advisor, and was for fifteen years an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.
Kane is founder of the polling firm USAPoll and served as the Director of the Florida Voter Poll. His political clients have included both Republican and Democratic candidates, including the Republican Party of Florida, and both the Sun-Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel newspapers.
At the University of Florida, Professor Kane taught graduate level courses in political science on Survey Research, Lobbying and Special Interest Groups in America, Political Campaigning, and Political Behavior.
In addition to his professional and academic career, Jim Kane has been actively involved in local and state policy decisions. He was elected to the Broward County Soil and Water Conservation Board (1978-1982) and the Port Everglades Authority (1988-1994).
Kane also served as an appointed member of the Broward County Planning Council (1995-2003), Broward County Management Review Committee (Chair, 1990-1991), Broward County Consumer Protection Board (1976-1982), and the Broward County School Board Consultants Review Committee (1986-1990).
TRUMP VS THE COVID-19 VIRUS: DOES IT HURT OR HELP HIS U.S. JOB APPROVAL NUMBERS? UPDATE POST
About 10 days ago I posted an article on whether the Coronavirus could effect his job approval ratings ( Coronavirus vs. Donald Trump: Will it Help or Hurt His Reelection? ). The early conclusion was that it neither hurt nor helped his public popularity. I now have another ten days of data to see if…… Continue reading TRUMP VS THE COVID-19 VIRUS: DOES IT HURT OR HELP HIS U.S. JOB APPROVAL NUMBERS? UPDATE POST
Coronavirus vs. Donald Trump: Will it Help or Hurt His Reelection?
Since the virus struck the nation with a vengeance, I have wondered if it eventually would increase or decrease President Trump’s chances for reelection. My curiosity led me to start compiling statistics on the virus’s daily changes from the CDC. My hypothesis is simple: as the number of new cases increases Trump’s popularity will decline.…… Continue reading Coronavirus vs. Donald Trump: Will it Help or Hurt His Reelection?
Aristotle said that “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” The Battle for the Electoral College.
Obviously, Aristotle never studied the American election system.
Mini Mike vs. Big Don
Does Height Matter in Presidential Elections?
Money Can’t Buy Me Love or a Presidential Election
“Money is the Mother’s Milk of Politics.”
Are Women Presidential Candidates Disadvantaged In Raising Money?
This is not an easy subject for researchers to determine, but we attempt to find out.
Will the Economy Save Donald Trump?
Will the economy make up for President Trump’s lackluster Job Approval ratings come November 2020?