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For the most part, the Democratic electorate is politically and socially liberal, but there are divisions within the party, especially along racial, class, and generational lines. Looking at divisions just among white Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, the older and less educated are significantly more conservative on key political values. A quarter of white Democrats believe […]
From Mitt Romney’s December speech on religion in American politics to Barack Obama’s efforts this month to label himself a “committed Christian,” the personal faith of candidates has played a significant role in the 2008 campaign. Pew Forum Senior Fellow John Green answered questions about the history of faith in presidential politics, campaign efforts to […]
Barack Obama generated more campaign coverage than Hillary Clinton in a week in which Democrats completely dominated the media narrative. But Clinton’s complaints about a journalistic tilt toward her opponent seemed to strike a responsive chord.
Prior to the Bhutto Assassination, Public Opinion Was Increasingly Opposed to Terrorism
Italians’ Spirits Are Flagging – But Not Their Sense of Cultural Superiority
Westerners and Muslims Associate a Variety of Negative Traits With One Another
Many of the Country’s Sectarian Differences Do Not Run Along a Straight Muslim-Christian Fault Line