Twenty-two percent of America’s registered voters say they have already voted or plan to vote before Election Day, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. In a comparable period in 2000, 19 percent of registered voters either planned to vote before Election Day or had already voted. Five percent said they have already
Service Members, Families Say Pentagon Sent Too Few Troops To Iraq
Even though they support George W. Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq in general, America’s military service members and their families are convinced that the Administration underestimated the number of troops it needed in Iraq and put too much of a burden on inadequately trained and equipped National Guard and reserve forces, the University
Service Men and Women Upbeat on Bush, War In Iraq, Economy and Intend to Vote
America’s military service men and women and their families are convinced that the country is going in the right direction, like George W. Bush much more than the civilian population does, support the war in Iraq more strongly and are more positive about the economy, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. From
Majority of 18- To 29-Year-Olds Think Bush Favors Reinstating the Draft
About half of the country’s 18- to 29-year-olds believe that President George W. Bush wants to reinstate the military draft, even though he and his challenger, Senator John F. Kerry have each insisted they oppose the idea, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey show. Older respondents were more likely than younger respondents to
Kerry Gained Favorability after Debate but Bush Is Still Preferred as Commander-in-Chief
John Kerry goes into Friday’s second presidential debate with more Americans having a favorable opinion of him now than did before his first debate with George W. Bush. But the public still clearly regards Bush as someone they would trust more as commander-in-chief of the military and to lead the war on terrorism, the University
Public A Bit More Positive on Edwards than Cheney
As Dick Cheney and John Edwards prepare to debate Tuesday in Cleveland, the American public generally and political independents in particular have a more positive view of Edwards than of Cheney, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. About as many registered voters had a favorable view of Cheney as had an unfavorable
Annenberg Findings on Foreign Policy, Security
These were the findings from polling conducted between September 21 and 26 among 1,492 registered voters.
Voters Have Much to Learn From Debates
Many adults in the U.S. misjudge where the presidential candidates stand on important public policy issues, according to recent data collected by the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey. A majority of adults still do not know which presidential candidate favors allowing workers to invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock
New Data on Evangelical and Born-Again Protestant Voters
In July we distributed a table showing, among other things, what percentage of registered voters were evangelical or born-again white Protestants, a large group that is very supportive of President Bush. Journalists looking at particular battleground states have asked if we have data for particular states. See the attached release.
Most Indians Say Name of Washington “Redskins” Is Acceptable While 9 Percent Call It Offensive
Most American Indians say that calling Washington’s professional football team the “Redskins” does not bother them, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. Ninety percent of Indians took that position, while 9 percent said they found the name “offensive.” One percent had no answer. The margin of sampling error for those findings was