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November 5, 2009
Public Divided Over Afghan Troop Requests, But Still Sees Rationale for War
October 30, 2009
Partisanship and Cable News Audiences
October 27, 2009
Searching For Clues in the Global Warming Puzzle
October 14, 2009
But What Do the Polls Show?
How public opinion surveys came to play a major role in policymaking and politics
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
October 9, 2009
Obama's Nobel Prize
October 2, 2009
Strong Support For Watchdog Role, Despite Public Criticism Of News Media
September 4, 2009
Obama's Approval Ratings Slide:
By the Numbers
August 19, 2009
Would Americans Welcome Medicare if it Were Being Proposed in 2009?
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
August 7, 2009
Public Supports Targeting Al Qaeda Leaders, Wants Congress in the Loop
August 6, 2009
The Republican Party’s Dilemma
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
July 24, 2009
Few See U.S. Health Care as 'Best in the World'
July 15, 2009
"One Small Step" No Longer Seen as Such a Giant Leap for America
July 9, 2009
Accurately Locating Where Wireless Respondents Live Requires More Than A Phone Number
by Leah Christian, Michael Dimock and Scott Keeter
June 25, 2009
Perils of Polling in Election '08
by Scott Keeter, Jocelyn Kiley, Leah Christian and Michael Dimock, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
June 24, 2009
Pollwatch: Comparing the Polls on Spending and the Deficit
June 5, 2009
Gen Next Squeezed By Recession, But Most See Better Times Ahead
Young Are More Liberal in Views of Gov’t, Traditional Values
June 2, 2009
Public Backs Affirmative Action, But Not Minority Preferences
May 7, 2009
Top of the Mind Impressions of Obama
The New President ... In a Word
April 29, 2009
GOP Party Identification Slips Nationwide and in Pennsylvania
No Indication of Further Democratic Gains
April 22, 2009
Will Obama Ride Reagan's Ratings Roller Coaster?
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
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