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Internet and Cell Phones Increasing Family Communication
About half (47%) say new technologies are increasing the quality of communication with family members.
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GOP Lost? Turn Right
Six-in-ten Republican voters say want the GOP to move in a more conservative direction.
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Great Expectations
Two-thirds of voters expect Obama to have a successful first term.
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Older Fans of New Media
Americans 50-to-64 (29%) are about as likely as 18-to-24-year-olds (30%) to report having gotten news over the internet yesterday.
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High Hopes
Barack Obama won only 53% of the vote on Election Day, but he is getting a landslide greeting from the American public with voters giving Obama better grades for his conduct during the campaign than any presidential candidate since 1988.
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Post-Election Perspectives
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High Marks for the Campaign, a High Bar for Obama
Overview A week after the election, voters are feeling good about themselves, the presidential campaign and Barack Obama. Looking ahead, they have high expectations for the Obama administration, with two-thirds predicting that he will have a successful first term. The quadrennial post-election survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds […]
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Young Voters in the 2008 Election
This year, 66% of those under age 30 voted for Barack Obama making the disparity between young voters and other age groups larger than in any presidential election since exit polling began in 1972.
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Post-Election Perspectives
In remarks at a dinner at the Newseum hosted by the Roper Center, Pew Research Center President Andrew Kohut analyzed the voter preferences revealed in exit and post-election polls and their implications for the incoming administration.