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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

These were the findings from polling conducted between September 21 and 26 among 1,492 registered voters.

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

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 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

Viewers of late-night comedy programs, especially The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central, are more likely to know the issue positions and backgrounds of presidential candidates than people who do not watch late-night comedy, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows.

Men are more likely than women to know the issue positions of the presidential candidates, from their stands on taxes and assault weapons to Medicare, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. Polling conducted between September 3 and 12 among 1,845 adults showed that on an eight-item political knowledge test, men averaged 4.2

George W. Bush made slight gains from the Republican National Convention on two important comparisons with John Kerry among the general public. But his standing among persuadable voters may be worse now than it was in August, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. Polling conducted from Friday, September 3, the night after

For several months, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey has been asking respondents their view of George W. Bush’s Air National Guard Service. In polling conducted before CBS’ 60 Minutes reported this week that his commanding officer had written memos saying Bush sought avoid National Guard sessions and his commanding officer and had

Sixty-eight percent of the American public wants Congress to extend the ten-year old ban on assault weapons, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey has found. Congress comes back into session Tuesday with only six days remaining before the ban expires on September 13 and with no plans to consider an extension. Both supporters