Introduction
America’s Struggle Within Introduction There is a struggle within America. People see fundamental changes taking root in American life and wonder where they will lead-for themselves and the nation. As they search for answers, people fear that they have little control over the responses. Americans now deeply lament the state of the union. They are […]
Foreward
America’s Struggle Within Foreward “America’s Struggle Within,” a report by The Harwood Group, was commissioned by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism at the outset of the 1996 presidential cycle in order to establish a reference point for journalists covering the campaign. It is an effort to learn what is on the public’s mind, what […]
America’s Struggle Within
Publications America’s Struggle Within Table of Contents Foreword I. Introduction II. A Nation Off Course III. Can We Act? IV. Nothing Will Be Easy or Quick Commentary Appendix: Methodology
POLLING FOR THE PEOPLE
“POLLING FOR THE PEOPLE” By Andrew Kohut n its 1992 post-election survey, the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press found that, unlike four years earlier, voters felt that they had learned enough from the presidential campaign to make an informed choice. Most elements of the campaign were given markedly better performance […]
VOICES OF FLORIDA
By John Pancake orothy Sklaroff, a teacher at a Catholic school in Miami, was talking about her anger at being cut off from meaningful contact with government. “Even if my congressman does come home on the weekend,” she said, “he’s in his pool in his floaty chair with a cocktail.” Dorothy’s feeling – the suspicion […]
THE SAN FRANCISCO ONLINE VOTER GUIDE
By Kim Alexanderf you want to know where a candidate really stands on the issues, don’t listen to the stump speeches. Follow the money. Rhetoric can be adapted to fit the audience. Money can’t. Where it comes from and where it goes are irrefutable evidence of the candidate’s positions and alliances. Historically, the problem […]
SAN FRANCISCO: “VOICE OF THE VOTER”
By April Lynch ou know you’ve stumbled onto a project that just might work when people are angry about being left out. “What about my neighborhood?” a clearly upset Maria Arcedo yelled into the “Voice of the Voter” hotline that had been set up to handle calls from citizens during the 1995 San Francisco mayoral […]
NEW HAMPSHIRE: VOTERS’ VOICE
By Mary Krueger and Joe Magruder ust prior to the 1996 presidential campaign season, focus groups and polls revealed a cynical and dissatisfied public. Citizens were turned off by the media and politics and felt detached and confused. In New Hampshire, a media partnership was formed to address the problem. The Telegraph of Nashua, the Associated Press, […]
THE PEOPLE’S VOICE
ne day before he lost the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Robert Dole acknowledged not knowing about what was going on in that state: “I didn’t realize that jobs and trade and what makes America work would become a big issue in the last few days of this campaign.” If Dole had been following “The […]
IOWA: “STUDENTS AND THE CAUCUSES”
By David Yepsen enator Phil Gramm stood in front of a room full of high school students and smiled into a TV camera. “I see you are sitting in the front row,” he said to a young woman 200 miles away. “When I was a teacher, the best students always sat in the front row. […]