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2005 Commentaries

December 27, 2005
What Was–and Wasn't on the Public's Mind…
And How Opinions Changed During 2005

November 2, 2005
Public Opinion Supports Alito on Spousal Notification Even as It Favors Roe v. Wade
Pew Research Center Pollwatch

October 31, 2005
The Black and White of Public Opinion
Did the Racial Divide in Attitudes About Katrina Mislead Us?

October 27, 2005
Budget Cuts Look Cheaper Out of Focus
Pew Research Center Pollwatch

October 3, 2005
Abortion, the Court and the Public
A Pew Research Center Analysis

September 28, 2005
Reading the Polls on Evolution and Creationism
Pew Research Center Pollwatch

September 22, 2005
Katrina Has Only Modest Impact on Basic Public Values
In Spite of Political Fallout…

September 6, 2005
Political division multipliers

August 9, 2005
Stuck in Second
Op-Ed Chart in the New York Times

August 2, 2005
GOP Makes Gains Among The Working Class, While Democrats Hold On To The Union Vote

July 1, 2005
Abortion Wild Card In Battle Over O'Connor's Successor

May 23, 2005
More See Benefits of Stem Cell Research
Opinions Divide Along Religious Lines

April 29, 2005
Did the President Score on Social Security?

March 23, 2005
A Political Victory That Wasn't
by Andrew Kohut in the New York Times

February 3, 2005
Iraqi Vote Mirrors Desire for Democracy in Muslim World
A Pew Global Attitudes Project commentary

January 27, 2005
Cross-Currents in Opinion About Private Accounts
Social Security Polling

January 25, 2005
The Media: More Voices, Less Credibility
A review of Pew Research Center for the People & the Press findings

January 24, 2005
Global Opinion: The Spread of Anti-Americanism
A review of Pew Global Attitudes Project findings