Institutions of Democracy

Many Americans are unable to identify where the major party candidates stand on various issues ranging from abortion to free trade to closing the base at which alleged enemy fighters are held at Guantanamo Bay, according to recent data collected by the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey (NAES). Only 30 percent of adults

Over one out of every nine citizens report that they have already cast their ballots in the 2008 general election, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. Of citizens who have not yet voted, 22 percent report that they plan to cast their ballots before Election Day. “Early voting was at a national all-time

On Monday night at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm EST, C-SPAN will air a voter focus group moderated by pollster Peter Hart and hosted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center. At the event, held on Sunday in Lake County, OH, a group of 12 persuadable voters discussed the candidates, the campaign and the issues facing the nation.

Many Americans are unable to identify where the major party candidates’ stand on various issues ranging from health care to abortion to free trade, according to recent data collected by the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey. Only a little over a quarter (28 percent) of adults were able to identify Senator John McCain

The Democratic and Republican Convention’s speech audiences tended to be made up of supporters. Nearly two-thirds of those who saw or heard all of Senator Clinton’s speech and about three-fourths of those who saw or heard all of Senator Obama’s speech said they backed the Democratic nominee. Similarly, about six in ten of those who saw

After Senator John McCain chose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, August 29, 2008, self-identified Republicans and Independents are significantly more likely to think that the United States is ready to elect a president who is a woman, according to the National Annenberg Election Survey.   The findings, released today, are

PC Magazine (www.pcmag.com), which offers independent reviews of technology, named FactCheck.org one of the 20 best political websites, praising FactCheck.org’s extensive research team. “Best of all, the site will answer your questions on current political or policy issues.” Among the other honorees were Glassbooth.org, Politico, CNN.com and Townhall.com. Earlier this year (2008), FactCheck.org and its

Young adults 18 to 29 years of age are more likely to describe themselves as liberal in comparison to other age groups, according to recent data collected by the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s National Annenberg Election Survey. Thirty-four percent of 18- to 29-year-olds called themselves “liberal” or “very liberal,” while only 27 percent of 30-

On Monday, C-SPAN aired an APPC-sponsored voter focus group conducted June 24 by Peter Hart in York, PA, among a group of 12 voters, none of whom supported either Sen. Obama or McCain in the PA primary. The group’s discussion provides insight into the thoughts and feelings these voters have toward the presumptive nominees, the