2012 Election
Our Corner | Dr. Robert P. Jones at EthicsDaily
[08.20.2012]Dr. Robert P. Jones discusses religion and the 2012 election with Cliff Vaughn of EthicsDaily.com. How much enthusiasm will white evangelical Protestants bring to this November’s election?
As Catholics Go, So Goes the Nation?
[08.14.2012]What should we expect from Catholics between now and Election day?
Mitt Romney’s Complicated Courtship Dance(s)
[08.13.2012]Mitt Romney has played down his personal Mormon faith, but has not hesitated to harness “religion” under other guises for political gain.
Are Young Republicans Caught in the Middle on Social Issues?
[08.09.2012]Will the next generation of GOP leaders have socially liberal views?
“The Life of Julia” Vs. The Tea Party
[08.07.2012]Tea Party women dismiss “Julia,” the Obama campaign’s virtual poster girl for social welfare programs, as sexist propaganda. Do other Americans agree?
New Commercials Unlikely to Sway Jewish Voters in Battleground States
[08.03.2012]The GOP hopes that it can convince disaffected Jewish Americans who supported Obama in 2008 to vote Republican in November.
New Study Could Mobilize Americans on Income Inequality
[08.01.2012]A new study conducted by researchers at the Brookings Institution and the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center reveals that Romney’s proposed budget would raise taxes for 95% of Americans – while reducing the tax burden for the top 5%.
“Anglo-Saxon” Hits the Campaign Trail
[07.26.2012]What are Mitt Romney’s surrogates really trying to convey when they reference Romney’s “Anglo-Saxon heritage”?
How an Evangelical College’s Lawsuit Could Help Romney
[07.24.2012]Wheaton College’s recent lawsuit against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate could be a helpful – but potentially dangerous – issue for Romney.
Jewish Voters Remain Overwhelmingly Democratic, New Analysis Shows
[07.11.2012]Jewish Americans may be a relatively small voting bloc, but they remain at the center of a battle for their political loyalty, with Republicans seeking to paint a dismal portrait of Democrats’ record on Israel. A new analysis of Jewish voting patterns in presidential elections from 1972 to 2008 from the nonpartisan Solomon Project, however, shows (once again) that efforts to pry a substantial number of Jewish voters away from… more