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    GOP Makes Big Gains among White Voters

    Overview As the country enters into the 2012 presidential election cycle, the electorate’s partisan affiliations have shifted significantly since Barack Obama won office nearly three years ago. In particular, the Democrats hold a much narrower edge than they did in 2008, particularly when the partisan leanings of independents are taken into account. Notably, the GOP […]

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    Section 2: The 2012 Election

    Barack Obama continues to run even with a generic Republican candidate in the 2012 general election. Among registered voters, 43% say they would like to see Obama reelected while 40% say they would prefer that a Republican candidate win the election. Voter preferences are little changed from July, but Obama has lost the advantage he […]

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    Methodology

    Updated May 15, 2012 Navigate this page: Criteria for Selecting Groups Information Sources Categorizing the Advocacy Groups Sources of Annual Advocacy Expenses Data Data on Staff Levels Identifying Group Issues and Policy Concerns Criteria for Selecting Groups This study defines religious advocacy broadly, encompassing a wide range of efforts by organizations operating in Washington, D.C., […]

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    Part 3: Privacy and Safety Issues

    In this section of the report, we discuss some of the key issues that relate to teens’ privacy practices and risks to their online safety. We present findings on certain behaviors that teens engage in that may, depending on the circumstances, serve as protective measures or have risky implications for the sanctity of their online […]

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    Platform differences in smartphone adoption

    As noted in the introduction to this report, our definition of smartphone ownership includes a question based on the platform (operating system) of each respondent’s phone. The relative adoption rates for different platforms among all cell owners and within the smartphone population are as follows:[5.numoffset=”5″ Our findings for the proportion of smartphone owners with Android, […]

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    Section 2: Candidate Traits and Experience

    Military service and past experience as a governor or a business executive are seen as positive traits for a presidential candidate. About half (49%) say they would be more likely to support a candidate who has served in the military, 37% would be more likely to support a candidate who has been a governor, and […]