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Professor Paul Whiteley

Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex. Research interests: examining nature & significance of political participation, understanding causes & effects of public opinion on politics.

47 Posts

Colchester, UK.
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Why Labour should worry this election will be more like 2001 than 1997 post image
2024 General Election Analysis UK Politics

Why Labour should worry this election will be more like 2001 than 1997

by Professor Paul Whiteley
What would a Reform surge do to Labour and the Liberal Democrats? Two scenarios mapped post image
2024 General Election Analysis Conservative Party

What would a Reform surge do to Labour and the Liberal Democrats? Two scenarios mapped

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Has Reform really overtaken the Tories in the polls? And does that mean it could beat them on July 4? post image
2024 General Election Analysis Brexit

Has Reform really overtaken the Tories in the polls? And does that mean it could beat them on July 4?

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Why doesn’t economic good news shift the polls for Rishi Sunak? An analysis of 27 past elections explains the problem post image
2024 General Election Analysis Economy

Why doesn’t economic good news shift the polls for Rishi Sunak? An analysis of 27 past elections explains the problem

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Should Rishi Sunak even bother? post image
2024 General Election Conservative Party Election Campaigns

Should Rishi Sunak even bother?

by Professor Paul Whiteley
US election: Why Latino and Hispanic voters are shifting to Trump after a long history of supporting the Democrats post image
2024 US Presidential Election Democrats Donald Trump

US election: Why Latino and Hispanic voters are shifting to Trump after a long history of supporting the Democrats

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Rishi Sunak claims the UK is heading for a hung parliament — let’s check his maths post image
UK Politics Conservative Party Tories

Rishi Sunak claims the UK is heading for a hung parliament — let’s check his maths

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Joe Biden has raised more than Trump so far – Here’s how US election fundraising is working out post image
2024 US Presidential Election Analysis Democrats

Joe Biden has raised more than Trump so far – Here’s how US election fundraising is working out

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Two charts that reveal a key weakness in Trump’s reelection bid post image
2024 US Presidential Election 2024 Republican Party Presidential Primaries Analysis

Two charts that reveal a key weakness in Trump’s reelection bid

by Professor Paul Whiteley
Biden’s low approval ratings don’t mean he is bound to lose the 2024 US election – here’s why post image
2024 US Presidential Election Opinion Polls Joe Biden

Biden’s low approval ratings don’t mean he is bound to lose the 2024 US election – here’s why

by Professor Paul Whiteley
New Labour dominance in the 1990s is now weakening the Conservative voter pipeline post image
UK General Election Analysis 2024 General Election

New Labour dominance in the 1990s is now weakening the Conservative voter pipeline

by Professor Paul Whiteley
People experiencing news fatigue are less likely to be voters post image
UK Politics Distrust Fake News

People experiencing news fatigue are less likely to be voters

by Professor Paul Whiteley