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    Americans’ views of women as political leaders differ by gender

    For the first time in history, a woman is the leading candidate for the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party. As Democrat Hillary Clinton wages her campaign to be the first female chief executive, what do Americans have to say in general about the prospects and qualifications of female candidates for high political […]

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    4. U.S. military action against ISIS, policy toward terrorism

    A majority of the public (62%) continues to approve of the U.S. military campaign against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria; fewer (33%) say they disapprove. Support for U.S. military action in Iraq and Syria has held steady over the course of the past year. Comparable majorities of Republicans (66%) and Democrats (65%) support the […]

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    7. Foreign policy, the parties and Obama

    The GOP continues to have an advantage over the Democratic Party as the party the public says is best able to handle several foreign policy issues, while the Democratic Party holds an advantage when it comes to handling global climate change. More say the Republican Party could do a better job making wise decisions about […]

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    Methodology

    This is the seventh time Pew Research Center has measured restrictions on religion around the globe.[34. numoffset=”34″ See Methodology of the Pew Research Center’s 2009 report “Global Restrictions on Religion” for a discussion of the conceptual basis for measuring restrictions on religion.] This report, which includes data for the year ending Dec. 31, 2014, generally […]

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    Methodology

    Website Analysis Methodology This study examined the campaign websites of presidential candidates Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders through an audit of design features, static content and original news items (news articles, press releases and videos) posted to their websites from May 1 through June 15, 2016. During this period, there were 220 original […]

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    Cable News: Fact Sheet

    Last updated June 2016 Cord cutters – people who once had a cable or satellite connection but no longer subscribe – are a present reality for the pay TV industry. But even with all the available platform choices, more viewers turned to cable news channels in 2015 than in 2014, causing a ratings bump not […]

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    Podcasting: Fact Sheet

    Last updated June 2016 Podcasting continued to grow in both audience and programming in 2015, though listening is still limited to a minority of the American public, and roughly half of the country is not even familiar with the term “podcasting.” Podcast producers continued to experiment with potential revenue streams during the year, while some […]

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    2. Views of impact of global economic involvement, policies toward developing countries

    The public is wary about U.S. involvement in the global economy. And when it comes to dealing with developing countries, no more than about half support increasing foreign aid or imports, or increasing investments by U.S. companies in developing countries. Is being part of a global economy good or bad for the U.S.? Roughly half […]

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    4. Top voting issues in 2016 election

    The economy and terrorism are the top two issues for voters this fall. Overall, 84% of registered voters say that the issue of the economy will be very important to them in making their decision about who to vote for in the 2016 presidential election; slightly fewer (80%) say the issue of terrorism will be […]

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    1. Europeans see ISIS, climate change as most serious threats

    Among the myriad threats that Europe faces in 2016, the scourge of ISIS registers most strongly. In fact, ISIS is either tied or seen as the greatest threat in nine of the 10 European countries surveyed. But it is not the only high-profile threat felt in Europe. More than half in all European countries surveyed […]