The Public Religion Research Institute released a report on Thursday about the Millennial generation (roughly those ages 18 to 29) and where they stand in today’s culture wars, particularly concerning abortion and religion. One finding was that Americans in general, and particularly Millennials, have “decoupled” part of the traditional …
Polls
Would Newt Gingrich Be Better Off Running As a Gay Man?
[Updated below, 5:25pm] The Pew Research Center released some fascinating new findings Thursday on voter opinions about the 2012 field. (Short take: they’re not terribly psyched). I’ll have more to say later on the question of whether voters are willing to vote for a Mormon. But data on two other candidate traits jumped off the page as I …
The American Political Landscape: More Interesting Than You Thought
In political journalism, we tend to divide the electorate into three categories, though the categories often go by different names. Right, middle, left. Republican, independent, Democratic. Conservative, moderate, liberal. Fox …
What Polling on Medicare and Paul Ryan’s Plan Really Tells Us
One poll on health care policy can’t tell you much, but the Kaiser Family Foundation’s April tracking survey, conducted in wake of Paul Ryan’s proposal to remake federal entitlement programs and amid a stir of town halls unease, is pretty instructive. In this case, the usual caveats that accompany such data — question wording matters, …