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Six-in-ten Americans expect that Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama will help him in his presidential campaign, although only 15% say that Oprah’s endorsement of a generic presidential candidate would influence their own vote.
That’s the small fraction of Pakistanis who say they have a favorable view of America in the latest Pew Global Attitudes poll.
That’s the large portion of the Russian public that says it has confidence in President Vladimir Putin to do the right thing in world affairs, compared with only 45% of Americans who say the same thing about President Bush.
That’s the percentage of Americans who are “renewalist,” a faith that emphasizes such spiritually renewing “gifts of the Holy Spirit” as speaking in tongues, divine healing and prophesying.
That’s the number of currently employed Americans who don’t expect they will ever make enough money to have the kind of life they want.
That’s the portion of Gen Nexters (those ages 18-25) who say it is okay for other people to smoke marijuana; 35% of Gen Xers and Boomers agree.
As American families gather for the Thanksgiving Holiday, many among them will be distracted by America’s favorite sport, football. A plurality of Americans (34%) rate football as their favorite sport to watch.
That’s the percentage of Americans who say they believe a way can be found for the state of Israel to exist so that the rights and needs of the Palestinian people are taken care of.
That’s the number of American adults who say they have experienced or witnessed an exorcism, when the devil or evil spirits are driven out of a person.
That’s the percentage of young Americans (ages 18-25) who see their generation as unique and distinct from other generations. This sentiment is held by young people across the board — men, women, conservative, moderate, white and non-white.
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