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Despite growing buying power, Hispanics face challenges

By | 09.21.11 | 5:30 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A report issued today indicates that Hispanic buying power, estimated to reach $1.1 trillion by the end of 2011, will have a positive impact on seven industry sectors nationwide.

Obama reelection campaign political director in Florida this weekend

By | 09.20.11 | 1:15 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Barack Obama’s reelection campaign is quietly working in Florida the same week the Conservative Political Action Conference will be held in Orlando.

The Miami Herald reports that “Katherine Archuleta, the political director for Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, is coming to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando More…

Poll: More Americans support legalizing abortion in most cases than did a year ago

By | 03.14.11 | 9:42 am

A March Pew Research Center poll shows that 54 percent of Americans surveyed support the right to a legal abortion in all or most cases. About 42 percent of those surveyed are in favor of criminalizing the procedure in all or most cases.

With the increasing trend of More…

Survey: Fewer Americans angry with government, liberals rallying behind unions

A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds fewer Republicans (16 percent, down from 33 percent last September) and Americans overall (14 percent, down from 23 percent) describing themselves as “angry” with the federal government. #


A growing number say they’re “frustrated.” More…

How many Americans are aware of anonymous campaign spending?

By | 11.04.10 | 3:17 pm

I’ve been covering anonymous campaign spending and concerns about the possibility of voter fraud or vote suppression in the lead-up to the midterm elections for quite some time, but what percentage of Americans have been listening? It turns out the number, according to a new Pew Research Center Poll, More…

Where Does the Country Stand on Climate Change?

By | 10.28.10 | 10:11 am

A new Pew Research Center poll gives us a clearer picture of where the country stands on global warming. According to the poll, the country’s stance on global warming has pretty much stayed the same during the last year. About 59 percent of Americans say there is “solid evidence” More…

Recession Leaves More than Half of American Workers Jobless or Underemployed

By | 07.01.10 | 9:22 am

A striking new study from the Pew Research Center shows that more than half of Americans — 55 percent, to be exact — have suffered a layoff, had their hours reduced or been forced to work part time during the recession.

Pew Poll: 39 Percent of Republicans Want More Coverage of Obama’s Citizenship

By | 08.06.09 | 11:19 am

A new poll from the Pew Research Center finds that 28 percent of Americans believe that there’s been “too little” coverage of “allegations that President Obama was not born in the United States” — including a plurality, 39 percent, of self-identified Republicans. Only 14 percent of Democrats and 30 More…

Economic Crisis Sidelines Global Warming Concerns

By | 03.17.09 | 12:26 pm

As the Obama administration moves forward with its green agenda, climate change concerns have been elevated to a top priority. Yet in the midst of the deepening economic crisis, public opinion appears to be moving in the opposite direction.

A Gallup poll released last Wednesday found a More…