Gay Marriage a Voting Issue
At the start of this year’s election season, only 22% of U.S. adults said that gay marriage will be important to their vote in the coming elections.
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At the start of this year’s election season, only 22% of U.S. adults said that gay marriage will be important to their vote in the coming elections.
More than a third of online adults (36%) have used a search engine to find information about famous or notable people.
Nearly half of all internet users have searched for information about themselves online, up from just 22% in 2002.
As voters go to the polls in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont, seven-in-ten Democrats (70%) say Obama is most likely to win the party’s nomination, while just 17% see Clinton as the likely victor. Even a majority (52%) of Clinton’s backers say they think Obama is likely to emerge as the winner.
Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say they prefer to get news with no particular point of view, while just 23% say they like getting news that reflects their political views.
Only 17% of African Americans view gangsta rapper 50 Cent as a “good influence,” by far the lowest approval rating accorded any on a list of black newsmakers in a recent Pew survey.
Nearly three-quarters of Mexican immigrants (71%) say they speak English just a little or not at all.
That’s the small percentage of Republicans who say that dealing with global warming should be a top priority for the president and Congress.
While 65% of Democrats rate universal health insurance a top priority, only 27% of Republicans agree — the largest partisan difference recorded for any issue in a recent Pew poll.
Three-quarters of Americans (75%), now rate strengthening the economy as a top priority for policymakers — up from 68% a year ago. Much of the increased emphasis comes from upper socio-economic groups.
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