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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:55:43 GMT
Governance Studies brings together people interested in improving the performance of our national government and bettering the economic security, social welfare, and opportunity available to all Americans.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:38:59 GMT
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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Over recent years, politicians and analysts inside and outside the United States contended that America’s popularity was in terminal decline. Michael Fullilove and Fergus Hanson explore new public opinion data showing quite the opposite – a quick return to a positive image of the United States around the world.
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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
To dig deeper into what the American public really thinks about health care, experts at Brookings and WorldPublicOpinion.org gathered and interpreted polling research about public attitudes toward reform of the country’s health care system. Their results offer a new and complex portrait of how Americans view health care reform and the policy debate surrounding the polarizing issue.
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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- October 08, 2009, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Comprehensive health care reform legislation is moving through Congress. Democrats and Republicans have relied on vast amounts of research, including public opinion polls, to shape their positions and formulate policy solutions. Pundits and legislators alike regularly cite what the American people want in the final reform package. But just how complete is this research? On October 8, Brookings and WorldPublicOpinion.org unveiled new survey research about public attitudes on health care reform.
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Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- October 01, 2009, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
On October 1, Shibley Telhami, Saban Center nonresident senior fellow and Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, presented results of the 2009 University of Maryland/Zogby International opinion poll, conducted in August 2009, that surveyed Israeli Arabs and Palestinian public opinion.
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Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Although President Obama’s approval ratings are declining, there is nothing inexorable about this drop or the larger swing against him among Independents, writes Thomas Mann. However, if the economic downturn persists a year from now and President Obama’s approval ratings have sunk well below 50 percent, Mann predicts, Democrats are likely to lose 20 or more seats in the House and a few in the Senate.
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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Though Afghanistan has been at war much of the last 30 years, Carol Graham and Jeremy Shapiro find that Afghans remain surprisingly happy. Graham and Shapiro believe adaptations to crime and corruption play a major role and argue that better understanding of multiple happiness factors, including Taliban influence, should shape future U.S. strategy in the country.
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Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
With his approval ratings declining and increasing congressional infighting about health care overhaul, President Obama's reform efforts are starting to resemble President Clinton's failed attempt in 1994. However, Darrell West argues President Obama has already demonstrated much greater political effectiveness than President Clinton, and on this issue ultimately, Democrats will succeed in passing health care reform because the risks of failure are too high.
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Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
New federal policies on immigration will require a new narrative, bold and innovative ideas and a determination to overcome major obstacles to action. Darrell West and Thomas Mann offer a forecast for immigration reform in the new political climate as the nation’s growing Latino factor and some recent shifts in immigration positions suggest that forging a new policy is possible. However, the topic still evokes economic, social, political and cultural obstacles that must be overcome if congressional reform is going to effective.
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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Washington’s arguments on new health care reform appear far removed from the public’s needs, writes Darrell West. He argues that the clashes on the so-called public option do not satisfy the most important concern consumers have: that their current care will not suffer.
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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- June 17, 2009, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
On June 17, Brookings hosted an event on how new technology can make the public sector perform faster and smarter. Brookings Vice President and Director of Governance Studies Darrell West released a new study, “Comparing Technology Innovation in the Private and Public Sectors.”
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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama’s speech in Cairo has been heralded as a historic moment in redefining and reorienting the U.S. approach to the Muslim world. Michael Fullilove examines the issues, themes and tone of Obama’s speech while exploring the implications of the speech for U.S.-Muslim relations, particularly in reference to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In this Saban Center Middle East Memo, Shibley Telhami presents data from his March-May public opinion poll in Lebanon. Telhami examines the attitudes of the Lebanese public on core foreign and domestic issues that will be critical to the type of government that could emerge following the June 7 parliamentary elections. Many of the issues addressed in the poll are of great interest to the United States as it implements its policy in the region.
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Tue, 19 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- May 19, 2009, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
As President Obama prepared to address the greater Muslim world from Egypt, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings hosted the release of a new 2009 University of Maryland/Zogby International public opinion poll which reveals long-term trends and surprising revelations about perceptions of the United States and President Barack Obama in the Middle East.
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Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In Afghanistan, individuals have to cope with the most adverse of circumstances. Carol Graham and Soumya Chattopadhyay use tools provided by a new approach in economics that relies on surveys of happiness or reported well-being to deepen our understanding of conditions there.They conclude that average happiness scores in Afghanistan are higher than the world average and discuss the implications of this and other findings for policy.
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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- April 30, 2009, 10:00 AM to 12:45 PM
On April 30, the Brookings Institution hosted an event to discuss President Obama's performance during his first 100 days in office, on issues ranging from health care to the Middle East.
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Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As our nation confronts an economic crisis of a severity unlike any since the Great Depression, much attention has been placed on President Obama’s first 100 days and the administration’s progress in combating these unprecedented challenges. Expert Darrell West tracks public opinion on Obama’s handling of the recovery effort for a new index, GovWatch.
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Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On May 3, Panama will elect a new president. Kevin Casas-Zamora explores the campaigns of the incumbent and challenger and examines why Panama can be viewed as one of the better functioning and most stable polities in Latin America.
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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Pietro Nivola examines public attitudes toward the economic crisis, health care, the environment, immigration and foreign affairs. He argues that Americans appear to have tilted toward the Democrats only on some matters and that much of the public remains divided or doubtful about the capacity of government to meet the nation’s greatest challenges.
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Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama has demonstrated a strong personal commitment to strengthening relations between the United States and the Muslim world, in support of common security, political, economic, and social interests. Stephen Grand and Kristin Lord argue that he also needs an army, of civilians, behind him.
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Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
A strong cap-and-trade program seems unlikely to pass given the economic downturn, writes William Galston. Since a majority of Americans say economic growth should be given the priority and Midwestern states depend more heavily on coal-fired power plants, President Obama’s options for cap-and-trade legislation are limited.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tours East Asia this week she may find something surprising: respect for the United States remains strong. David Shambaugh and Thomas Wright explore the positive attitudes emanating from the region toward the U.S., and they note that this is an invaluable asset given the current need for cooperation regarding the global economic crisis.
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:30:00 GMT
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- December 02, 2008, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
On December 2, The Brookings Institution released the results of a new poll on Cuban American opinion conducted by Florida International University in collaboration with the Brookings Institution and the Cuba Study Group.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT
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- October 13, 2008, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- October 14, 2008, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
On October 13-14, The Brookings Institution in partnership with The Asia Foundation and the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, brought together 50 key leaders from Southeast Asia, the broader Muslim world, and the United States for open and frank dialogue directed at developing actionable programs for government, civil society, and the private sector.
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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMT
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- October 10, 2008, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
A briefing on a new series of reports on the political demography of "purple" states in the 2008 election. Authors William Frey and Ruy Teixeira highlighted the political and demographic trends in the 10 battleground states: Virginia, Florida, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
A new Brookings/USC report finds that the U.S. media have hindered effective policy making on immigration in recent years, and their impact has been increasing as a result of an ongoing evolution in the media industry.
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Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The 2008 presidential race may be the first in which the candidates’ positions on climate change have some influence on electoral outcome. Barry Rabe and Christopher Borick examine public attitudes toward climate change, with particular emphasis on policy options, including how to design and implement policies with states that have very different levels of capacity and patterns of emissions growth.
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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael Fullilove reflects on speeches at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in which many speakers focused on their own humble beginnings.
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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:57:34 GMT
Candidates typically gain popularity with voters immediately following their party conventions. But, as Darrell West explains, this “bump” in popularity is generally short-lived. This election cycle is no different and, he says, people won’t really know where the candidates stand until a few weeks after the Republican convention.
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Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Andy Gomez, Benjamin Bishin, Feryal Cherif and Daniel Stevens explore myths and facts about the Cuban-American electorate. The evidence presented by the writers indicates that Cuban-Americans do not hold homogenous beliefs and that the community as a whole is more liberal than conventional wisdom has led observers to think.
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Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
E.J. Dionne joins George Will, Michael Gerson and Jan Crawford Greenburg on This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the impact of evangelical voters in election 2008.
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Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Kristin Lord examines public opinion relevant to the transatlantic relationship; transatlantic opinion regarding terrorism, climate change, and international trade; and public diplomacy and how it might advance the transatlantic agenda.
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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
During the past two years, public perceptions of global warming have shifted significantly in the U.S. In the first of a two-part series, Barry Rabe and Christopher Borick examine the factors that drive individual views on global warming.
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In an interview with Libération, Justin Vaisse explored the reasons for Barack Obama’s popularity in Europe and stressed the contrast between political classes on each side of the Atlantic for minority candidates. (French)
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
News media depict the 2008 presidential election as hotly contested and essentially up for grabs. After reviewing historical patterns, structural features of this election cycle, and national and state polls conducted over the last several months, Thomas Mann, Alan Abramowitz and Larry Sabato dispel the myth of the toss-up election.
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Few aspects of campaigns attract as much discussion as television advertisements. Yet many observers are not happy with the quality of information presented in ads or the tone of political discourse. In looking at campaign ads in this year’s presidential nominating election, Darrell West finds that ads were more negative than in previous races.
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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- July 01, 2008, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Arab public sentiment and opinion present critical challenges to the struggle for peace, stability and economic growth in the Middle East. On July 1, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings hosted a discussion of Shibley Telhami’s new analysis paper, Does the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Still Matter? with Steven Kull, director of WorldPublicOpinion.org and the Program on International Policy Attitudes, who presented data from his recent poll of 18 nations focused on attitudes towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In this Saban Center Analysis Paper, Shibley Telhami analyzes emerging trends in public attitudes and whether there has been a change over time in the degree to which Arabs assign importance to the Arab-Israeli conflict and the prospects of Middle East peace. In addition, Telhami addresses the ramifications of the divide between Hamas and Fatah, between the government appointed by President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah and the Hamas-appointed government in Gaza.
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Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Women in the United States remain severely under-represented in our political institutions. Jennifer Lawless and Richard Fox argue that this is because women do not run for office at the same rate men do. They offer guidance to organizations and individuals seeking to increase the number of women in elected positions.
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Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- May 15, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
On May 15, 2008, The Brookings Doha Center (BDC), a project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, hosted Shibley Telhami for the first in-house BDC policy luncheon. The discussion focused on Dr. Telhami’s latest academic polling on public attitudes in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The ideological differences between the political parties are growing, write Pietro Nivola and William Galston, and political polarization has become akin to political segregation. You are less likely to live near someone whose politics differ from your own. While many Americans want less polarization, they argue, "the underlying structure of our politics remains so deeply divided, the 2008 election may not requite their wish."
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Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Voters in North Carolina and Indiana padded Barack Obama’s popular vote margin by more than 200,000. William Galston writes that continuing warning signs remain. Obama doesn't have a strong base among religious and more moderate voters. Plus, if nominated, he must reunite the party.
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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Public confidence in charities remains at contemporary lows, writes Paul C. Light in a recent report. Americans will be treated to a cascade of stories about charitable fraud, waste and abuse unless the sector takes aggressive action to create headlines about success.
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Americans are gloomy about the economy these days. Despite widespread economic malaise, writes Elisabeth Jacobs, little has been done to strengthen the safety net for American families in financial duress. And though some presidential candidates have begun to call for action, evidence suggests that the American people need action now.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In the Pennsylvania primary, Hillary Clinton won an overwhelming victory, writes senior fellow William Galston. These results have quieted calls for her to leave the race and will probably slow the steady flow of superdelegates to Obama. Nonetheless, her path to the nomination remains steep.
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT
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- April 14, 2008, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
The Saban Center for Middle East Policy hosted the release of a new University of Maryland/Zogby International opinion poll reflecting public attitudes in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Visiting Fellow Ruy Teixeira and experts appear on NPR's Talk of the Nation to discuss the Pennsylvania primary and the working-class vote.
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Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Hady Amr writes about U.S. ideals and overall appearance in the Muslim world.
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Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Ivo Daalder and Philip Gordon note that a majority of Americans now believes the war in Iraq was a mistake and that we should begin to withdraw troops. In this light, domestic politics will play an important role in future military and diplomatic considerations toward the country, especially once a new administration is in office come January 2009.
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Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Experience has become a dominant issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Charles Jones examines the CVs of the three remaining contenders and explores whether prior White House experience is a guarantee for success and how the historical experience of experience might apply to 2008.
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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In the 21st century, spreading global public understanding of America’s institutions, culture and political values is as important as the work of traditional diplomats, writes William Galston. Galston proposes creating a Cabinet-level agency with the mission to make the case for America as a force for peace, prosperity and political reform.
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Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As the certain GOP presidential candidate, John McCain starts the long dash to November, while Democratic contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will continue to sprint for voters and superdelegates. William Galston writes that only prudent foresight among Democratic party leaders will ward off controversy and chaos that might ensue if their party's nomination goes all the way to the convention.
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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The evolution of American politics is bound up with demographic and geographic change. So what are the trends to watch in 2008? A number of them are examined by Visiting Fellow Ruy Teixeira and AEI's Karlyn Bowman.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
For months, the “Potomac Primary” on February 12 languished in the shadow of the previous week’s Super Tuesday, when more than 20 states made their choices. In the end, as Brookings William Galston writes, the Potomac voters in fact clarified the challenges facing the remaining candidates.
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Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
A national primary emerged as 24 states fell over one another in a Keystone Kop spectacle by moving up their primaries and caucuses to Feb. 5. Brookings Michael McDonald examines voter participation on Super Tuesday.
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Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Expert E.J. Dionne and David Brooks of the New York Times discuss the presidential nominating process.
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Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Senior Fellow E.J. Dionne joins David Brooks of the New York Times to discuss the New Hampshire primary results and candidates' futures on NPR's All Things Considered.
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Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
A comeback victory in New Hampshire to Hillary Clinton and John McCain leaves a wide open race for both parties as the candidates continue their campaigns for the presidential nomination. Brookings Michael McDonald examines how the dynamic of the presidential election can swiftly and stunningly change, as it did in on Tuesday.
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Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
One lesson from New Hampshire for the 2008 primary election is that the common wisdom, the polls and the pundits can be wrong. Ron Nessen says that many more unexpected twists and turns in this presidential campaign are likely before the November election.
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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Young voters propelled Barack Obama to victory in Iowa. Mike Huckabee won every age demographic in his Iowa caucus victory. Michael McDonald examines the impact of youth voter turnout on the Iowa results.
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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:00:28 GMT
The day after the Iowa caucuses, Thomas Mann discusses what happened in both the Republican and Democratic contests and looks ahead to the upcoming presidential primaries.
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Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:00:00 GMT
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- December 05, 2007, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Voter turnout by young people will be crucial in the 2008 election. Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP) has been conducting regular polling of America’s college students for seven years, highlighting key trends and issues related to politics and public service. On December 5, Brookings’s Opportunity 08 Project and the IOP released the findings of the Fall 2007 Youth Survey on Politics and Public Service.
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Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Diane Ravitch, The New York Sun (5/25/07)
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The media’s focus on who’s ahead or who’s behind in the polls—rather than on candidates’ positions on specific issues—is worrisome. Brooklings journalist-in-residence Ron Nessen advises that 2008 Presidential candidates seeking to define themselves to voters must pay attention to major changes in the media and public attitudes toward it.
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Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon analyzes a recent Zogby Poll question regarding troop withdrawl in Iraq.
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Robert J. Blendon, John M. Benson, Mollyann Brodie, Drew E. Altman, Richard Morin, Claudia Deane, and Nina Kjellson (Spring 1999)