Independents Drive New Hampshire Poll Shifts
Also: The Civilian-Military Gap Flap
Candidate Traits and Positions 
10.18.99
Candidate Qualities May Trump Issues in 2000
Introduction and Summary Even though Americans say that issues matter most, candidates’ personal qualities may be decisive in a campaign without dominant issues. Voters make fine distinctions, however, about what they want to know about candidates personally. Americans strongly reject press inquiry into most avenues of candidates’ private lives, yet at the same time place [...]
09.15.99
Too Much Money, Too Much Media Say Voters
Introduction and Summary Americans are showing signs of disaffection with a presidential campaign that is just beginning. The public thinks the press and large campaign contributors are having too much influence on who gets nominated, and a 60% majority thinks voters themselves have too little say. The latest Pew Research Center survey, conducted on the [...]
