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short readsFeb 7, 2012

Growing Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage

Until 2009, a clear majority of Americans opposed allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally; today, the public is split, with 46% of people opposing same-sex marriage and 45% in favor.
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Lower-Income Republicans See Economic System as Less Fair

About half (51%) of low-income Republican voters say that the economic system in the U.S. unfairly favors the wealthy.
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Rising Jewish Support for the GOP

The percentage of Jewish voters who identify with the Republican Party has increased by 9 points since 2008.
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Social Media’s Fascination with Facebook

On blogs and Twitter, Facebook is a major and enduring topic. It has been among the top five most-discussed topics on at least one of those platforms in 39 different weeks between January 2009 and the end of January 2012.
short readsFeb 7, 2012

Lower-Income Republicans: Government Does Too Little for Poor People

Roughly a quarter of Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters have annual family incomes under $30,000, and 57% of them say that the government does not do enough for poor people in this country.
reportFeb 7, 2012

Religion and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Feb. 7 that a 2008 California referendum banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. According to the Pew Research Center’s latest polling on the issue, support for same-sex marriage varies by religious group.
reportFeb 6, 2012

Religion and the 2012 Nevada Republican Caucuses

Romney’s win included overwhelming support from Mormons and strong support from Catholic voters. He also won among white born-again/evangelical Protestants, though his support from that group continues to be somewhat more tepid than among non-evangelicals.
reportFeb 5, 2012

Mexico conservatives back woman presidential candidate
reportFeb 5, 2012

Romney & Gingrich Lead the News

The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a news index report this week. But the data has been made available.
reportFeb 3, 2012

Why most Facebook users get more than they give

The effect of Facebook ‘power users’ on everybody else