America is still overwhelmingly perceived to be the land of opportunity, ... Even those at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum still feel there is opportunity. |
America is still overwhelmingly perceived to be the land of opportunity. Even those at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum still feel there is opportunity. |
Americans have always applauded veterans, and they've had great luck in the voter marketplace. |
Americans' attitudes on immigration are very much in flux. They are not like attitudes toward abortion or even toward Iraq at this point or gay marriage, which are fairly well formulated. These are attitudes Americans are still trying to grapple with. |
Americans' religious attitudes and behaviors are so stable that they rarely change, no matter what big claims may briefly capture our attention. |
Analysts this year in particular have been speculating about the long-term impact of Hurricane Katrina and the run-up in gas (petrol) prices, |
But those [voters] are few and far between. |
continually negative, we would expect that rank and file conservatives would eventually follow. |
Despite their personal preferences which still splits even, the public is telling us let's get on with it. And if the Supreme Court says otherwise even if its against my own position, I'm willing to live with it. |
It's a mistake to assume that somehow this is a short-term problem caused by Katrina. This is just a continuation of the track he's been on since January. |
That trend goes back to 1939. |
There are debates, there are ads, and all that stuff so you're going to have movements up and down. |
There was a fair degree of consistency, |
There's been so much talk about beginning to pull them home. More speeches aren't going to make much difference now. The public reacts to real events. The public's looking for something real to happen, which would be like troops withdrawing. |
These are fairly conservative responses. Almost six out of 10 teenagers believe that being gay is 'nurture' rather than 'nature,' a position at odds with some gay and lesbian activists. |