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By Adam Fowler at 10:28AM

May 15, 2010

Poll: Cable News Viewing Habits

Over at my personal blog, I've posted a poll surveying others' cable news viewing habits. Since my graduate thesis is on the broadcast fairness doctrine, I thought I'd do some very unscientific research.

To view and/or participate in the poll, click here. Thanks.

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By Matt Ciepielowski at 5:10PM

May 5, 2010

Democrats Have More Positive View of the Term "libertarian" than Republicans do

An interesting poll was released by the Pew Research Center yesterday. They polled people on whether they viewed certain terms positively or negatively.

Reactions to the word "libertarian" are evenly divided -- 38% positive, 37% negative. On balance, Republicans view "libertarian" negatively, Democrats are divided, while independents have a positive impression of the term.

States' rights actually polled far better than libertarian, with 77% positive and only 15% negative. The poll's topline can be viewed here.

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By Matt Ciepielowski at 12:26PM

Apr 21, 2010

Americans Don't Trust Washington to Solve Their Problems

According to a recent Pew poll, four out of five Americans don't trust Washington to solve their problems, and one in three view the American government as a "major threat" to their freedoms. Just 19 percent said they were "basically content" with the federal government, 56 percent said they were "frustrated," and 21 percent described themselves as angry.

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