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As Democrats look forward to a president from their party and expanded majorities in Congress, they are optimistic about the coming years. Most foresee a decrease in partisanship in Washington and say that their party’s leaders should try to work with Republican leaders to get things done, even if it means disappointing some groups of […]
Reports about the accuracy of the voting process have received a good deal of public attention this year; 43% say they have heard a lot about voter registration records and concerns about voter fraud and suppression. The issue has received particular attention among Republicans; half of GOP voters have heard a lot about this, compared […]
Appendix 1: Video Game and Console History Chart Appendix 2: Regression Analysis The findings regarding the relationship between frequency, social context and civic qualities of gaming experiences and life civic outcomes were derived using regression analysis. This statistical technique allows us to pinpoint whether a relationship between different gaming experiences and civic and political outcomes […]
In most countries surveyed, majorities consider religion an essential part of their lives. However, younger people are generally less likely to say religion is very important to them. This is especially true in Western Europe, where relatively few young people say religion plays a key role in their lives, but the same pattern can be […]
More voters say they have received mail from a candidate than say they have received a pre-recorded campaign call (46% vs. 37%), despite the increasing use of campaign “robo-calls” in this cycle. Reports of receiving campaign mail are now markedly higher than they were in March during the primary campaign (36% to 46%), but the […]
Results for this survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates and Abt SRBI, Inc., among a nationwide sample of 2,982 adults, 18 years of age or older, from September 9-14, 2008 (2,250 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 732 were interviewed on a cell phone, […]
Background Hometown Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Age 67 Religion Church of Christ Education Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1967 Memphis State University (now University of Memphis), B.S., 1964 Candidate Website www.imwithfred.com Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Sept. 5, 2007 Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 22, 2008 Political Experience U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1994-2003 Member, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission, 1985-1987 […]