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How Neuromarketers Tapped the Vote Button in Your Brain to Help the GOP Win the House

There are a multitude of reasons Republicans regained control of the House on Tuesday: unemployment, voter discontent, tea party-ism. The one factor you aren't likely to hear about is the use of neuromarketing triggers during the campaign. READ»

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America Reacts: 6 Campaign Ads That Cross Party Lines

Media coverage of the midterm elections has painted a picture of two parties, irreconcilable in nearly all respects. But are they? We selected a handful of Democratic and Republican campaign ads from across the country, and tested them for the second-to-second, gut reactions of 560 American voters.READ»

How Obama Won It With the Web

Both candidates used the Internet to reach America's voters. But Team Obama mastered the medium early and exploited it to the hilt: from an active texting strategy to the MyBarackObama.com social networking site. And along the way, Obama's technology strategy changed the face of politics -- and perhaps the U.S. government -- forever.READ»

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Who Gets "It?" Not Political Admen

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Every four years, the country is over-run with political ads from presidential hopefuls, and for the most part, they are aggressive, in-your-face and pushing the limits of the truth....all ...READ»