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Election 2012 Voting Factors: The Five Most Important Factors Voters Will Consider this November
May 16, 2012 – With Barack Obama’s recent decision to be the first American president to publicly support gay marriage, the lines in the sand are being drawn for the contest between the incumbent and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. A national survey conducted by the Barna Group indicates that despite all the media coverage the president’s new stand on gay marriage received, that issue is not likely to have a major effect on the outcome of the election among most voters. Out of a dozen high profile issues assessed, gay marriage placed tenth in importance and only 31% of voters said this issue would affect their voting “a lot.” In terms of faith segments, while evangelical voters are more concerned about the issue than are most other voters, it is not likely to turn many evangelicals against Mr. Obama since few of them (less than one out of every five) expected to vote for him anyway.
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 Election 2012 Voting Factors: The Five Most Important Factors Voters Will Consider this November
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April 18, 2012 – Which political issues will have the greatest influence on voters' decision of which presidential candidate to support? More... |
 Election 2012 Preferences: Political Polarization among U.S. Faith Segments Evangelical Support for Obama Doubles in Past Three Years
April 4, 2012 As the 2012 election campaign approaches phase two – when the major-party candidates have been selected and begin to square More... |
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