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Usually, the discussion of Gore as scandal tainted came in the form of reminders of Gore’s questionable fundraising. Often, the discussion was about how the Bush camp planned to make hay with it. “By autumn, you’ll be seeing the Temple Shot almost constantly on the tube at home. It is a fairly typical, if slightly […]
While Bush’s family connections are easily cited, this theme hardly dominated the press coverage of the Texas governor through months leading up to the convention. In all, they made up 15% of all the Bush statements (10% suggesting he does coast and another 5% arguing that he does not). In the end, it was the […]
The second most prevalent theme of those studied about the Vice President was the idea that Gore has problems sticking to the truth. Often it came in the form of soundbites from his rivals, who did verbal calisthenics to turn a subject from whatever to Gore’s truth problem. Here CBS News’ Early Show has a […]
While difficult to find evidence to support the accusation, the press was hardly shy about suggesting that George Bush may lack the mental capacity for the Oval Office. Make no bones about it. When the press raised the issue, it was not questioning Bush’s experience or knowledge. The issue was whether Bush was smart enough. […]
Character Study Topline Total ALL BUSH (n=585) ALL GORE (n=745) Bush Family (n=89) Bush Intellect (n=176) Bush Different (n=320) Gore Lies (n=269) Gore Scandal (n=344) Gore Comp. (n=132) Medium Newspapers 60% 63% 58% 59% 64% 64% 60% 52% 69% Television 30 27% 33% 21 25 29 28 41 24 Evening News 11 10 13 […]
Might-Miss TV? Just one-in-ten Americans (13%) plan to watch all or most of the television coverage of the GOP convention, while another 28% say they’ll watch some of it. Older Americans are both more interested in the convention and more apt to watch the television coverage. But even among Republicans, there is scant interest in […]
Los Angeles, California Panel E.J. Dionne, The Brookings Institution Melissa Rogers, Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs Cal Thomas, syndicated columnist Jim Wallis, Sojourner’s Magazine Steve Waldman, Beliefnet E.J. DIONNE, JR. Thank you all for coming. For me, this is a great reunion. An old and very dear friend of mine who teaches at USC, […]
STAUNCH CONSERVATIVES PAST TYPOLOGY COUNTERPART: Enterprisers 10% OF ADULT POPULATION 12% OF REGISTERED VOTERS PARTY ID: 72% Republican; 24% Independent, Lean Republican COMMENTS: As in 1994, this extremely partisan Republican group’s politics are driven by a belief in the free enterprise system and social values that reflect a conservative agenda. Dissatisfied with the state of […]
Dole’s Door Still Open? Clinton’s consistent margin over Dole and Perot notwithstanding, respondents in the Pew Research Center survey gave answers to a number of questions that indicate the potential for a closer contest. Only a minority of voters said they were strong supporters of either of the candidates — 20% for Clinton and 11% […]