Nearly six in ten of Americans say that they are confident the President will make good choices in his nominations to replace Supreme Court justices, while six in ten lawyers do not have faith in Bush’s ability to choose the best candidate for lifetime appointment in the highest court.
Institutions of Democracy
One-Fourth of Public Considers Rush Limbaugh a journalist
About as many Americans consider Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio talk show star, to be a journalist as say the same of Bob Woodward, the Washington Post’s assistant managing editor who broke the Watergate story with Carl Bernstein.
Public and Press Differ About Partisan Bias, Accuracy and Press Freedom
The American public disapproves only narrowly of partisan journalism, splits about evenly on whether news organizations usually get their facts straight and narrowly accepts the idea that the government can limit the right of the press to report a story.
Early Voting Reaches Record Levels in 2004, National Annenberg Election Survey shows
One in five general election voters in 2004 reported that they cast their ballots before Election Day, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. That was substantially more than in 2000. Voters were asked whether they cast their ballots on Election Day, or if they had voted before then. Twenty percent of voters
Spending on Issue Advertising in the 108th Congress
Over $404 million was spent on broadcast and print issue advocacy during the 108th Congress, with business interests outspending citizen-based advocacy groups by more than five to one. APPC’s report, Legislative Issue Advertising in the 108th Congress, addresses these findings and many more.
Party Identification by State
Based on answers from registered voters throughout the 2004 National Annenberg Election Survey Kansas, Nebraska and Utah are the most Republican states; Maryland and West Virginia the most Democratic, and Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine the most Independent.
Bush Inauguration Comes With Nation Still Deeply Divided, Dubious On Iraq, Social Security
George W. Bush will be sworn in this week to lead a nation giving him a lukewarm approval rating, unenthusiastic about his ideas on Social Security, impatient to get out of Iraq and showing no signs of post-election reconciliation, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. In a survey of 1,202 adults conducted