Thursday, October 16, 2008

Pew Research Center: Who Knows News? What You Read or View Matters, but Not Your Politics

Pew Research Center: Who Knows News? What You Read or View Matters, but Not Your Politics: "The survey, conducted April 30-June 1 among 3,612 adults ages 18 and over, found that about half of Americans (53%) knew that the Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives, while 42% could identify the secretary of state (Condoleezza Rice)."
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What hope is there for responsible electoral democracy this year? We live in a nation where almost half the population doesn't know the Democrats control the House of Representatives. I suspect that if you asked that question of the "undecideds" it would be even worse.

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