2008 Commentaries
December 18, 2008
Calling Cell Phones In '08 Pre-Election Polls
December 16, 2008
What a Year! People-Press Poll Reports in 2008
December 8, 2008
Some Final Thoughts on Campaign '08
November 25, 2008
Winds of Political Change Haven’t Shifted Public’s Ideology Balance
by Juliana Horowitz, Research Associate, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
November 14, 2008
High Hopes
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
November 13, 2008
Post-Election Perspectives
Remarks by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
2nd Annual Warren J. Mitofsky Award Dinner, on Behalf of the Roper Center
Newseum, Washington DC
November 12, 2008
Young Voters in the 2008 Election
by Scott Keeter, Director Survey Research, Juliana Horowitz, Research Associate and Alec Tyson, Research Analyst, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press1
November 5, 2008
Inside Obama's Sweeping Victory
October 31, 2008
Democrats Post Gains in Affiliation Across Age Cohorts
October 31, 2008
Internet Now Major Source of Campaign News
Continuing Partisan Divide in Cable TV News Audiences
October 30, 2008
Democrats Hold Party ID Edge Across Political Battleground
October 30, 2008
The Element of Surprise
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
October 17, 2008
Poll Power
by Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center
October 15, 2008
Who Knows News? What You Read or View Matters, but Not Your Politics
October 4, 2008
A Word about Debate Impressions
October 1, 2008
The Bad Rap on the Bailout Bill
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
September 25, 2008
Uncertain Times
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
September 25, 2008
The Candidates: In a Word
September 23, 2008
Cell Phones and the 2008 Vote: An Update
by Scott Keeter, Michael Dimock and Leah Christian, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
September 11, 2008
The Bounce Effect
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
August 25, 2008
Obama's Challenge
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
August 22, 2008
A Closer Look at the Parties in 2008
Convention Backgrounder
July 29, 2008
The Power of the Protest Vote
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
July 17, 2008
Should Women Worry Obama?
by Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Research Associate, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
July 17, 2008
Cell Phones and the 2008 Vote: An Update
by Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center
July 15, 2008
Belief that Obama is Muslim is Durable, Bipartisan – but Most Likely to Sway Democratic Votes
by Michael Dimock, Associate Director, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
June 12, 2008
Gay Marriage Is Back On The Radar For Republicans, Evangelicals
But Overall Opposition to Gay Marriage is Less Than in 2004
June 4, 2008
Obama Backers Cool to Clinton as Running Mate
But "Dream Ticket" Draws Support From Key Democratic Blocs
June 2, 2008
The Iraq Challenge
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
May 9, 2008
The Widening Gap
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
May 7, 2008
Hard Hats See Hard Times
Rising Worries About the Job Market
by Michael Dimock, Associate Director for Research, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
April 28, 2008
Gen Dems: The Party's Advantage Among Young Voters Widens
by Scott Keeter, Director Survey Research, Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Reasearch Associate and Alec Tyson, Research Assistant, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
April 17, 2008
No Clear Advantage
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
April 15, 2008
Network News Signing Off?
Many Journalists See Uncertain Future For Nightly TV Broadcasts and Fault Current Coverage
by Carroll Doherty, Associate Director, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
April 7, 2008
That's What I Like About Me
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
April 3, 2008
Robo-Calls Now Top Type Of Campaign Outreach
Wealthy Democratic Donors Now Outnumber Wealthy GOP Donors
March 20, 2008
Fewer Voters Identify as Republicans
Democrats Now Have the Advantage in "Swing" States
March 19, 2008
Public Attitudes Toward the War in Iraq: 2003-2008
March 14, 2008
What Foreign Policy Agenda?
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
March 3, 2008
Getting to Know Them
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
February 25, 2008
In November, Will Age Matter?
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
February 11, 2008
Young Voters in the 2008 Presidential Primaries
by Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center and an analyst for NBC News
February 8, 2008
Patterns of Distinction
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
February 7, 2008
Many Democrats Say Media Tougher on Clinton than Obama
Public Sees Candidates Focusing On Economy
February 6, 2008
Where Men and Women Differ in Following the News
February 1, 2008
A Look at the Numbers
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
January 30, 2008
Global Warming Falls Still Farther on Republicans' Policy Agenda
Just 12% Call It a "Top Priority"
by Carroll Doherty, Associate Director, Pew Center on the People & the Press
January 28, 2008
The South Carolina Democratic Primary in Black and White
Scott Keeter is Director of Survey Research for the Pew Research Center and an analyst for NBC News.
January 25, 2008
Raising McCain
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
January 18, 2008
Mind the Gender Gap
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
January 11, 2008
The GOP's Unanswered Question
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
January 10, 2008
Getting It Wrong
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
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