Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
01.06.2012
Will South Carolina’s Tea Party Stand Against Romney?
As the Republican primary trundles on, there’s one nagging question that continues to go unanswered: where on earth is the Tea Party? With Michele Bachmann out of the race and Rick Perry’s weak pe…
Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
01.04.2012
Romney Could Face Increased Scrutiny on Social Issues
Rick Santorum’s strong performance in last night’s Iowa caucus prevented Mitt Romney from locking up the Republican nomination, even if eight measly votes kept him from being crowned the outright…
Spotlight Analysis
Religion & Culture
12.21.2011
Lincoln Chafee and The Politics of Christmas
Earlier this month, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee clashed with constituents and religious leaders after insisting that the 17-foot spruce inside the statehouse was a “holiday” tree. Chafee…
Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
12.20.2011
Could Michele Bachmann Surge Again? Maybe…
Michele Bachmann hasn’t stolen the spotlight from the other contenders for the Republican presidential ticket since she won the Ames straw poll last summer (except, of course, after making erroneous…
We asked Republicans who had favorable and unfavorable impressions of Mitt Romney and New Gingrich to tell us in their own words why they had a favorable or unfavorable view of each candidate.
Earlier this week, rumors began to leak out that a number of advertisers, under pressure from a Christian group called the Florida Family Association (FFA), had pulled their advertising from TLC’s n…
Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
12.15.2011
Who’s Afraid of Big Government?
According to a new poll by Gallup, Americans’ fears about big government’s threat to the country’s wellbeing are at near-record highs, outstripping the potential harm posed by big business or bi…
Survey Report
Politics & Elections
12.15.2011
Gingrich and Romney Tied in Favorability Among Evangelical Voters
A PRRI survey finds white evangelical voters twice as likely to strongly favor G.O.P. hopeful Newt Gingrich as they are to favor Mitt Romney.
Spotlight Analysis
Religion & Culture
12.09.2011
Why Do Some Atheists Go to Church?
There’s no question that atheists are not the most popular group, at least in the United States. Not only do two-thirds of Americans say that they’d be uncomfortable with an atheist president (wit…
Spotlight Analysis
Politics & Elections
12.06.2011
Seniors’ Support For Gingrich Sets Up Generational Divide
Republican voters seem to have found a new favorite (and it’s not Mitt Romney). Newt Gingrich is now outpacing Romney in some measures of electability, and pundits are predicting that his chance…
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