Frank Newport
Frank Newport
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These data suggest that retail spending this holiday season will not be depressed and may exceed normal seasonal patterns, despite what some consider a negative economic climate.
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Whites are significantly less likely to say that there are problems for blacks today,
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It's a mistake to assume that somehow this is a short-term problem caused by Katrina. This is just a continuation of the track he's been on since January.
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We know from the recent Super Bowl in this country that a lot of these beer ads were aimed at men between 21 and 34. So we certainly have this perception that young people are drinking the most, but that's not necessarily the case.
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There are debates, there are ads, and all that stuff so you're going to have movements up and down.
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We're in a period of time that there is a conventional wisdom that Bush is on the ropes. I think, based on my experience, that the media tend to move in lockstep as conventional wisdom on a story develops.
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Americans have always applauded veterans, and they've had great luck in the voter marketplace.
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Americans' religious attitudes and behaviors are so stable that they rarely change, no matter what big claims may briefly capture our attention.
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America is still overwhelmingly perceived to be the land of opportunity. Even those at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum still feel there is opportunity.
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America is still overwhelmingly perceived to be the land of opportunity, ... Even those at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum still feel there is opportunity.
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There's been so much talk about beginning to pull them home. More speeches aren't going to make much difference now. The public reacts to real events. The public's looking for something real to happen, which would be like troops withdrawing.
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Despite their personal preferences which still splits even, the public is telling us let's get on with it. And if the Supreme Court says otherwise even if its against my own position, I'm willing to live with it.
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Analysts this year in particular have been speculating about the long-term impact of Hurricane Katrina and the run-up in gas (petrol) prices,