The Internet and the 2008 Election
A record-breaking 46% of Americans have already used the internet for politics this election season and Barack Obama’s backers have an edge.
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Obama Makes More News Than McCain, But It’s Not All Good
In the kickoff week of full-time general election coverage, a collection of policy issues—from the war to gas prices—made up the leading media campaign narrative. But the press also lavished considerable attention on one high-profile controversy and on some of the ill will left over from the Democratic primary battle.
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Candidates’ Policy Positions Still Not Widely Known
Summary of Findings While Barack Obama has been the dominant figure in the presidential campaign, both in press coverage and public visibility, most Americans say they do not know very much about his policy positions. Only 40% say they know a lot or a fair amount about his positions on foreign policy; 59% say they […]
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While Democrats Battle on, McCain Makes News
The new wrinkle in last week’s campaign coverage was not the Democrats’ results in Oregon and Kentucky or the flap over Hillary Clinton’s Robert Kennedy comment. It was the story of GOP hopeful John McCain finally morphing from bystander on the sidelines to newsmaker in the headlines.
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Character and the Primaries of 2008
What were the dominant personal narratives conveyed in media coverage of the presidential candidates? Which contenders fared best in the press and how critical was that coverage in influencing public opinion? How did those candidate story lines change over time? A new PEJ study of the 2008 primary season examines these questions.
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III. The Mathematics Pass Rate of English Language Learners
In the wake of the NCLB legislation, several recent analyses have examined the measured school achievement of English language learners (ELLs) at both the national and state level (Batalova, Fix and Murray, 2007; Fry, 2007). In both reading and mathematics, a majority of ELL students who took assessment tests scored below proficiency standards. Furthermore, ELL […]
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Many Say Coverage is Biased in Favor of Obama
Summary of Findings Over the course of the primary campaign season greater numbers heard about controversies associated with Barack Obama than heard about other campaign events. Nonetheless, far more Americans believe that the press coverage has favored Barack Obama than think it has favored Hillary Clinton. Nearly four-in-ten (37%) say that in covering the Democratic […]
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Public Says Press Should Not Declare Obama the Winner
Summary of Findings Barack Obama may be building an insurmountable lead in the Democratic primary race, but the public is sending a strong message to journalists and pundits: It is too early to declare, as some already have, that the race is over. Fully 72% of the public – including comparable percentages of Democrats, Republicans […]