Writing, Technology & Teens: The Findings of the Pew Internet Project and the National Commission on Writing
This presentation offers an overview of the findings and insights from the Writing, Technology and Teens report.
Does Obama Have a Problem Among Catholic Voters?
Barack Obama lost the Catholic vote in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary by more than a two-to-one margin despite his campaign’s extensive Catholic outreach efforts. Among Pennsylvania Democrats, exit polls also showed significant differences in candidate preference between those who attend worship services at least once a week and those who never attend at all. Senior […]
Electability: Clinton vs. Obama
Analysis of Pew surveys conducted in late February and March finds Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama running equally well against Sen. John McCain among voters in the big swing states of Florida, Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania; Obama led McCain 52% to 40% among a representative sample of voters living in these states, while Clinton bested McCain by a statistically comparable 51%-to-42% margin.
Republicans Feel More Favorable to John McCain
A relatively large minority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (40%) say they have come to feel more favorably toward GOP presidential nominee John McCain in recent days.
Feel Less Favorable Toward Hillary Clinton
About three-in-ten Americans (31%) say their opinion of Hillary Clinton has grown less favorable in recent days, including 28% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents; by comparison, 24% of Americans -- and only 13% of Democrats and Democratic leaners -- report less favorable views of Barack Obama.
Robo-Called Voters
Pre-recorded campaign calls, or "robo-calls," have become the leading form of campaign communication in the 2008 primary season with 39% of voters nationwide saying they have received at least one.
Teens do not consider a lot of their electronic texts as writing
They see considerable benefits to using technology in their school and non-school writing and say they would welcome even more writing instruction
Writing, Technology and Teens
Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. But teens also believe good writing is essential for success and that more school writing instruction would help them.
Two Perspectives on Gay Marriage
To explore arguments for and against gay marriage, Senior Research Fellow David Masci interviewed Jonathan Rauch of The National Journal and Rick Santorum of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. The Q&A’s were done as part of the Pew Forum’s special report on gay marriage. Jonathan Rauch: The Case For Same-Sex Marriage “America’s problem is […]
An Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage: An Interview with Rick Santorum
The debate over same-sex marriage in the United States is a contentious one, and advocates on both sides continue to work hard to make their voices heard. To explore the case against gay marriage, the Pew Forum has turned to Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and now a senior fellow at the […]
