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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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    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.

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