Unlike other studies that have looked at the influence of social media
on election outcomes, their study, «More Tweets, More Votes: Social Media as a Quantitative Indicator of Political Behavior,» took into account such variables as incumbency, partisanship, media coverage, and socio - demographic makeup of the electorate.
More telling, however, was the impact
on election outcomes.
Ian Warren, 44, a self - taught election forecaster, spent the past 10 years working as a sole trader betting
on election outcomes in the UK and the US.
Brown makes good use of up - to - date political science research to dispel myths which «strong» leaders often believe of themselves; namely that they have a determining effect
on election outcomes and a voter's party affiliation though he notes that obvious discrepancies will exist between parliamentary and presidential systems in these regards.
(It's not clear exactly what the effect of Russian meddling was
on the election outcome, and there is no evidence that Clinton's campaign worked with Russia to get her elected.)
The ambiguity of the pre-election atmosphere provided an environment in which reports on the possible influence of religious broadcasters
on the election outcome were able to grow.
Alternatively this situation may be managed by increasing the number of MPs by a variable number depending
on the election outcome.
Bookies expect around # 20million to be staked
on the election outcome over the next few weeks.
Not exact matches
Prior to the
election, «Investors were resigned to many more years of secular stagnation based
on a status - quo
election outcome,» Timmer says.
In other cases, Silver argues, media organizations chose to not focus
on the polls at all, but turned their attention to secondary or even tertiary events that had little impact
on the
outcome of the
election.
The meeting
on June 8 is the first since the
outcome of the French
election and will provide an economic update to members.
On top of all that, the November
election is just a few short weeks after the September meeting, which makes this an awkward time for the Fed to move, as it may create economic volatility that could affect the
outcome.
Finally, Cuban said the
outcome of the
election ultimately will be all about the economy: «There's so much uncertainty with markets, there's so much uncertainty with international finance, that people could start feeling the effects personally and that could change what they're focused
on,» he said.
But based
on the interviews she had in the Rust Belt, she didn't find the
election outcome surprising.
Tillerson did say, however, that it appeared that Russia did attempt to influence the
outcome of the
election based
on declassified reports, and that he couldn't rule out Putin's direct involvement.
Zuckerberg initially rejected the idea that misinformation
on Facebook had contributed to the 2016 presidential
election outcome, but he later admitted that fake news is a problem
on the social network and that ads linked to Russia's attempts at disrupting U.S. politics, including the 2016
election, reached roughly 126 million U.S. Facebook users over the past few years.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shrugged off assertions that proliferation of hoax news stories
on Facebook influenced the
outcome of the U.S. presidential
election Thursday during an
on - stage interview at the Techonomy conference in Half Moon Bay.
Though the Trump White House has acknowledged that Russia meddled — while maintaining that it was not to help Trump and did not have an effect
on the
election's
outcome — it has so far fallen short of making a specific statement or calling out Russia for its aggression.
Defending Facebook against charges that its algorithm promoted fake news stories that may have influenced the
outcome of the U.S. presidential
election, Zuckerberg implied that the company can only go so far without compromising
on its commitment to neutrality.
Thiel, while initially hesitant to speculate
on the 2020
election, predicted a positive
outcome for Trump.
The document did not name any Americans as willing co-conspirators, and it did not make a judgment
on whether the defendants» actions affected the
outcome of the
election — something the president trumpeted.
Last week, their gap against German bunds widened to the most since January
on concerns over the
election outcome, but tightened again this week suggesting some confidence among investors.
After a sharp drop against the dollar
on Friday, sterling ticked up 0.1 percent in early Asian trade as markets braced for a potentially messy
election outcome.
Delaney's idea was to provide people with a venue to bet
on the
outcomes of events that interested them, ranging from
elections to the Oscars.
The final
outcome of the
election is expected later
on Monday.
It also did not make a judgment
on whether the Russian defendants» actions altered the
outcome of the
election.
The actual impact of this meddling
on the
election's
outcome is hard to firmly quantify.
Strikes
on the power grid in key areas could disrupt the predicted
outcome of a Presidential
election — especially in key swing states where polling is extremely close.
«The clear thing is we don't have an opinion
on the
outcome of these
elections.
Keep in mind that we have French parliamentary
elections due to take place
on June 11 and 18, and we expect the
outcome of those votes to play a big role in Macron's ability to deliver
on his
election promises.
CA executed a highly targeted, data driven, innovative, and financially transparent effort that ultimately led to a significant influence
on the
outcome of the 2016 presidential
election.
November 2016 — Zuckerberg describes the idea that fake news
on Facebook's platform could have influenced the
outcome of the US
election as «a pretty crazy idea» — a comment he later says he regrets making, saying it was «too flippant» and a mistake
At a conference days after the U.S. presidential
election, Zuckerberg dismisses concerns about Facebook's role in its
outcome: «Personally, I think the idea that fake news
on Facebook, of which it's a very small amount of the content, influenced the
election in any way is a pretty crazy idea.»
On the eve of the
election, and also leading into the results, several of you reached out asking if your portfolios were well - positioned for the
election outcome.
How the government prepares its 2015 budget will have a major impact
on the
outcome of the 2015
election.
Uncertainty about the
outcome of the US
election, which affected the autumn survey, has given way to uncertainty about the measures that will be put in place by the incoming US administration and their impact
on Canadian businesses.
Polls in the United Kingdom indicate the forthcoming
election is likely to increase the majority of the ruling Conservative Party, an
outcome that should strengthen Prime Minister May's position at home and
on the international stage at a crucial time, and one we think would be welcomed by financial markets.
CALGARY - Hon. Joe Ceci released the following statement
on the
outcome of Thursday's by -
election result in Calgary - Foothills:
Investors are waiting for the
outcome of the United States presidential
election on Tuesday.
Everybody has opinions
on the recent
election outcome but as usual most of the opinions are from the echo chamber and not factual in any way.
«In the lead up to the
election, the London sales market quieted as many wealthy individuals waited
on the
outcome.
She has also been a strong voice for cooperation among progressive parties rather than for continued competition that mainly serves the interests of the Right (yes, yes, I know the argument that having many choices
on your ballot is supposed to be a good thing, but the
outcomes of Alberta
elections suggest that in fact for progressives, it's just the opposite).
While I would not place a bet
on the
outcome of the next
election, Conservative politicians who brag about dancing a cakewalk back into government in 2019 should be reminded that it might not be that easy.
The November
election outcome also demonstrated considerable public uncertainty amongst working class households as a result of
on - going job polarization.
On politics, we think the trickiest votes for the region happened last year (France, Germany, the Netherlands), and while Italy faces fresh
elections in March 2018, a new electoral law reduces the risk of extreme
outcomes.
And I think really what I mean by that, in Europe, again, we have seen three
elections this year, which I think
on the face of it are very much status - quo
outcomes.
Depending
on the
outcome of the
elections, financing costs may rise for Spain.
All in all, it seems like the French
election outcome will in no way affect the usual way of thing
on the binary options market.
One of the most tragic
outcomes of this
election season has been the effect it has had
on the evangelical Christian community in America.
We see clearly in the result of the 2016 presidential
election that political
outcomes can act as a brake
on runaway cultural agendas promoted by activists and elites at the extremes of public opinion.