Yahoo: New Gallup Poll Raises Questions About Media Focus on 'Values'

[Raster]

Tue Dec 14, 6:24 PM ET


NEW YORK In the aftermath of the Nov. 2 election, the press and various political partisans jumped on exit polls that seemed to suggest "moral values" was the top issue in voters' minds as they re-elected President George W. Bush (news - web sites). Some analysts have questioned that notion, but a new nationwide Gallup Poll, released Tuesday morning, could deal a death blow to the whole idea.

Asked what they consider the most important problem facing this country today the issue of values was tied for fourth place with unemployment/jobs, with only one in ten of the Gallup sample choosing it. Far ahead, with 23%, was the war in Iraq (news - web sites), followed by terrorism and the economy in general, both at 12%, only then followed by unemployment and values.

The modest vote for values is all the more surprising because it was broadly define to include a wide range of concerns including ethics, moral, religious/family decline, dishonesty, and lack of integrity.

This 10% total could also be compared to the 29% who named some aspect of the economy as the top issue, along with the 35% who mentioned Iraq or terrorism.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=90&u=/ep/20041214/en_bpiep/newgalluppollraisesquestionsaboutmediafocusonvalues&printer=1

so wasn't the root of all the spin that the 'Murcan public were most concerned about the "values" thing? Guess they're not.

[Wright Patman]

1. In some ways

it is even more disturbing that Americans do not realize the folly of the never-ending war.

The perpetual preemptive war doctrine will destroy this country and any moral foundation it may claim to have, if not literally, then economically and financially. We are already seeing the cracks in the edifice with the dollar's ongoing descent into oblivion.

There is a reason one percent of the people have most of the wealth. The vast majority of Americans is economically illiterate. Rove is an evil genius. He has tapped into the reptilian brain which shuts off all rational thinking mechanisms and knows only the "fight or flight" response.

Very few of the one percent are involved in the fight. They are just making more money off it.

[renaissanceguy]

2. I miss Clinton

I'm sick and tired of having to sit on the edge of my chair every day.
There's nothing but constant paranoia and anxiety created by this regime.
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[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

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