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America: A Center-Left Nation

By Campaign for America's Future and Media Matters for America
May 27th, 2009
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America Is A Center-Left Nation

On a range of issues, from the role of government in the economy to universal health care, America continues to be more progressive than many people think, according to a new report jointly written with Media Matters for America. The report challenges the mainstream media to recognize reality rather than the erroneous conventional wisdom.

Read the report | Blog by report author Eric Lotke

The Change Election Awaiting Change

By Stan Greenberg and Robert Borosage
Democracy Corps and Campaign for America's Future
November 07th, 2008
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Sen. Barack Obama’s historic victory in the presidential race spearheaded a sea-change election. It marks the end of the conservative era that has dominated our politics since 1980 and the beginning of a new era of progressive reform, driven by an emerging progressive majority. That's the finding of a nationwide poll by Democracy Corps and the Campaign for America's Future done during and immediately after the November 4 election. more »

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Majority of Americans approve of Unions

Submitted by Anita Chariw2 (not verified)
March 11, 2008

Americans approve of unions by a 40 point margin – 65 percent to 25 percent.

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Peter D. Hart Research Associates, “Employee Free Choice Act,” December 2006.

NETROOTS: HEALTH CARE TOP PRIORITY, SESTAK OVER SPECTER FOR SENATE

By Toby Chaudhuri
August 14, 2009

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**Netroots Nation 2009 Straw Poll Results**
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Investing In People

By OurFuture.org Staff
November 13, 2008

Here are some basic facts behind our call for "real investment" in people, assembled from recent government and private studies. We've fallen behind as a nation, but making the right spending choices will yield lasting dividends. more »

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Netroots Nation Straw Poll Results

Submitted by OurFuture.org Staff
July 21, 2008

Participants in the July 17-20, 2008, Netroots Nations conference were asked what their top political issues were and what they believed should be the top priorities of the next presidential administration. The poll was co-sponsored by Democracy Corps and the Campaign for America's Future.

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Voters Want Serious Change!

Submitted by Alex Carter
March 12, 2008

People think the country is on the wrong track and the economy is in poor shape. They are hungry for change. A January 2008 survey of adults by ABC News and the Washington Post asked whether “we need to elect a president who can set the nation in a new direction” or to “keep the country moving in the direction Bush has been taking us.” more »

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 9-12, 2008. N=1,130 adults nationwide. www.pollingreport.com/politics.htm. "Would you like to see the next president generally continue with George W. Bush's policies, or would you rather see the next president change direction from Bush’s policies?" USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 10-13, 2008. N=1,021 adults nationwide www.pollingreport.com/politics.htm. Washington Post-ABC News Poll. January 30-February 1, 2008, adults http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020303148.html.