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    Religion and Politics ’08: Rudolph Giuliani

    Background Hometown New York, N.Y. Age 65 Religion Roman Catholic Education New York University School of Law, J.D., 1968 Manhattan College, B.A., 1965 Candidate Website www.joinrudy2008.com Candidacy Status Filed “statement of candidacy” in February 2007. Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 30, 2008. Endorsed John McCain Jan. 30, 2008. Political Experience Mayor, New York City, 1994-2001 U.S. […]

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    Religion and Politics ’08: Mike Huckabee

    Background Hometown Hope, Ark. Age 54 Religion Baptist Education Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.A., 1980 Ouachita Baptist University, B.A., 1975 Candidate Website www.mikehuckabee.com/ Candidacy Status Formed exploratory committee Jan. 28, 2007.Formally withdrew candidacy Mar. 4, 2008. Political Experience Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007 Chairman, National Governors Association, 2005-2006 Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, 1993-1996 Professional Experience President, […]

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    Section 4: First-Time Voters, Early Voters and Engagement

    One-in-ten voters say that 2008 is the first year in which they will have voted. This includes 3% who say they voted for the first time this primary season, and another 7% who say the general election will be their first vote. This election cycle is the first time voting for nearly four-in-ten (38%) voters […]

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    Methodology

    This report is based on additional analysis of content aggregated and coded for PEJ’s weekly News Coverage Index (NCI). The NCI is designed to provide news consumers, journalists and researchers with hard data about what stories and topics the media are covering, the trajectories of major stories and differences among news platforms. It examines the […]

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    Immigration Bill Coverage — May 17 to June 28, 2007

    On June 24, the Associate Press ran an article titled “Talk Shows’ Sway on Immigration Rises,” arguing how national talk show hosts have spent months denouncing the bill as providing amnesty for illegal immigrants. The New York Times and the Washington Post ran similar articles highlighting how talk radio personalities “put the issue on the […]

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    A Roundup of State Ballot Measures

    Gay marriage bans were among the most closely watched of the 153 measures on 36 states’ ballots this year, a list that included scores of politically explosive social and fiscal issues including abortion, doctor-assisted suicide and various efforts to roll back state taxes.

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    Government Guaranteed Health Care

    Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63%) favor a government guarantee of universal health insurance, even if it means raising taxes.

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    Section 4: The Candidates and the Crisis

    With two well-received debate performances behind him and the public focused on the economy, Barack Obama holds a solid 10-point lead (50% to 40%) over John McCain, one of his largest advantages in Pew polls this year. Among those most likely to vote on Nov. 4, Obama’s lead is seven points (49% to 42%). Just […]

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    Section 2: Causes and Consequences of the Financial Crisis

    Americans place the blame for the current problems with financial institutions and markets squarely on people who took on too much debt and banks that made risky loans. Nearly eight-in-ten (79%) say that people taking on more debt than they can afford contributed “a lot” to the current situation, and 72% say the same about […]

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    Section 1: Report Card on the Campaign

    Voters award very high marks to Barack Obama’s campaign and th e Democratic Party this year – the highest for a candidate and party since the Center first asked voters to grade the candidates, parties and other campaign actors in 1988. Roughly three-quarters (76%) of voters who gave a grade to Barack Obama said he […]