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2004 Commentaries

December 6, 2004
Religion and the Presidential Vote
Bush's Gains Broad-Based

November 23, 2004
Pre-Election Polls Largely Accurate
Lessons From Campaign '04

October 26, 2004
Candidates Battle Over First-Time Voters, Mothers
A Closer Look at Key Groups

October 21, 2004
Polls Apart
by Andrew Kohut in the New York Times

September 30, 2004
Young People More Engaged, More Uncertain
Debates More Important to Young Voters

September 24, 2004
When Presidential Debates Matter
Pew Research Center Commentary

September 23, 2004
Party Affiliation: What it is and What it Isn't

September 9, 2004
Views of Islam Remain Sharply Divided
Plurality Sees Islam as More Likely to Encourage Violence

July 26, 2004
Democrats Gain Edge in Party Identification

July 23, 2004
Bush Holds Modest Advantage Among Veterans

July 16, 2004
Horse Race Polls Not More Variable This Year
Lead Changes Contribute to Erroneous Perception

July 13, 2004
Reading the Polls on Gay Marriage and the Constitution
Pew Research Center Pollwatch

July 11, 2004
More News Is Not Necessarily Good News
by Andrew Kohut in the New York Times

May 13, 2004
Global Gender Gaps
By Nicole Speulda and Mary McIntosh

May 12, 2004
Why the Polls Don't Add Up
by Andrew Kohut in The New York Times

April 23, 2004
Abortion a More Powerful Issue for Women

March 2, 2004
The C-SPAN Audience
After 25 Years…

February 24, 2004
A Global Generation Gap
Adapting to a New World

January 30, 2004
Democratic Candidates Face Southern Voters
Southern Democrats More Culturally Conservative, Not So Different Otherwise

January 29, 2004
A Good Day for the Pollsters
The Accuracy of Pre-Election Tracking Polls in New Hampshire

January 29, 2004
A Year of Contention at Home and Abroad
2003 Year-end Report

January 28, 2004
Kerry's Broad Base, Dean's High Negatives
Notes From the New Hampshire Exit Polls

January 18, 2004
All the Presidents' Numbers
New York Times

January 14, 2004
Americans and Canadians
The North American Not-so-odd Couple