Horse Race Coverage Favorable to Obama Heading into Debates
Following the conventions, discussion of Horse Race (polling, chances of winning, state-by-state analysis), increased. In the second half of September, Obama received significant positive coverage in relation to Horse Race…
A Look At Top Election Issues Before and After Conventions
After a summer of hollow election coverage, post-convention coverage has seen policy issues beginning to make their way onto the landscape. Political analysts and pundits are also talking about the…
Polls and Fundraising Enter Conversation
Conversation about polls and fundraising are skyrocketing as the summer kicks off. Together, these topics are approximately one third of the total coverage of the current conversation regarding the general…
Romney’s Discourse Strategy Shifts for November
Statements concerning Mitt Romney’s position in the race for GOP nominee dropped drastically following Santorum’s exit. On April 3rd, 41% of statements about Romney concerned his position in the race,…
Correlation Between Republican Primary Voting and 4th Estate VoiceShare Analysis
Using our proprietary sample and process methododology, the 4th Estate Project has found an interesting correlation between campaign VoiceShare in the media until a day before the election and the…




