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short readsMay 12, 2009

Obama’s Online Activists

A quarter of Obama voters who use the internet posted political material online.
reportMay 7, 2009

Top of the Mind Impressions of Obama
reportMay 7, 2009

Top of the Mind Impressions of Obama

An interactive graphic shows how perceptions of the president have changed over the past few months.
transcriptMay 4, 2009

Obama’s Favorite Theologian? A Short Course on Reinhold Niebuhr

Some of the nation’s leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2009 for the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Ever since then-Sen. Barack Obama spoke of his admiration for Reinhold Niebuhr in a 2007 interview with New York Times columnist David Brooks, there has been speculation […]
reportApr 30, 2009

Obama, Catholics and the Notre Dame Commencement

Most Catholics who have heard about the issue support the University of Notre Dame’s decision to invite President Barack Obama to speak and receive an honorary degree at its May 17 commencement, even though he supports abortion rights and embryonic stem cell research. But a new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on […]
reportApr 29, 2009

Obama Coverage:Too Personal but Not Too Favorable

Most Americans say the news media has devoted too much coverage to Barack Obama’s family and personal life, but the right amount to his leadership style and policy proposals.
reportApr 28, 2009

Obama’s First 100 Days

How have the news media covered the early days of the Obama presidency? How does that coverage stack up against that of his predecessors? A new study examines the tone and focus of Obama’s media narrative and how compares it to Bill Clinton’s and George Bush’s.
reportApr 23, 2009

Obama at 100 Days: Strong Job Approval, Even Higher Personal Ratings

Overview As he approaches the 100-day mark of his presidency, Barack Obama’s job approval ratings are higher than those of his most recent predecessors. However, the 44th president is even more distinguished by his strong personal popularity. Fully 73% of Americans – including as many as 46% of Republicans – hold a favorable view of […]
reportApr 22, 2009

Will Obama Ride Reagan’s Ratings Roller Coaster?
reportApr 22, 2009

Will Obama Ride Reagan’s Ratings Roller Coaster?

A close look at reactions to Reagan’s first few months in office provides striking parallels with what polls now find about opinions of Obama. And a consideration of the Reagan experience may well give some clues as to what lies ahead for the 44th president.