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Non voters
CBC The Homestretch: In the recent PC leadership vote, Gary Mar emerged as the clear favourite, but many registered PC voters stayed home that day. Mar’s team is hoping that if those party members come
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The ‘Silent Majority’ Agrees With Me, Voters Believe
Psychologists have found that we tend to think people who are similar to us in one explicit way—say, religion or lifestyle—will act and believe as we do, and vote as we do.
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Sneaky Stars and Stripes
Believe it or not, basking in the glow of the grand old flag may shift our political beliefs. A study in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science found that exposure to the American flag led
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Vote – ‘Just Do It!’
Who would have thought that exercising and voting were related to each other? A recent study published in Psychological Science found a link between people’s physical activity and their political activity. Researchers ranked each state
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Study Links Physical Activity to Political Participation
How is going for a jog like voting for president? As far as our brains are concerned, physical activity and political activity are two sides of the same coin. Scientists found that people who live
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Does an Active Lifestyle Make Good Citizens?
Data suggest that political participation is highest in countries where citizens are the most physically active, independent of citizens’ interest in politics or their economic productivity.