Andrew Kohut
Andrew Kohut
Andrew Kohutwas an American pollster and nonpartisan news commentator about public affairs topics...
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Our fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 operating results reflect the challenging market conditions in certain parts of our business.
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It's not all one way with respect to the problem of immigration, and certainly with respect to immigrants themselves.
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This probably has to do with the aging of the population and more people confronting these situations. The poll found that people who have participated in decisions about end-of-life or had loved ones with illnesses in the last five years are much more likely to have thought about end-of-life treatments or to have living wills.
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Rebuilding power stations doesn't offset people's concerns about so much violence and the possibility for civil war as time goes by. The slaughter of one Iraqi by another Iraqi is just head-turning.
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I think he is the point man for the discontent with the Bush administration. There are many people who associate him with Bush policies, notably the war in Iraq, that they are very unhappy with.
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Most Americans still oppose gay marriage, but the levels of opposition are down, and the number of strong opponents is down. This has some implications for the midterm elections if this trend is maintained. There are gay marriage ballot initiatives in numerous states.
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People are drawing their own inferences and conclusions based on what they see on television. The reports of 85 people killed one day and 55 people killed the next day and mosques blown up, it's hard for people not to think that this does not represent instability and a lack of progress.
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We have more people saying we have to get our troops out now and more people saying what they hadn't been saying, which is we may not succeed.
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The overall finding of public opinion since the September 11 attacks is that the American public is willing to see the rules bent a little bit in the war on terrorism.
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Uncharacteristically, the president's ratings have slipped most among his core constituents Republicans and conservatives,
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Attacking Roberts as unlikely to defend the personal freedoms you are concerned about would have more resonance with many voters.
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Americans are depressed, angry and very worried about the economic consequences of the disaster.
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Associating Roberts with some kind of extremism would likely backfire because he is unlikely to be seen as extremist.
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This is an issue that he has to contend with ... restoring confidence that people can take his word for things.