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Election ’06: Big Changes in Some Key Groups

by Scott Keeter

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Election ’06: Big Changes in Some Key Groups

by Scott Keeter

Post-mortems on the election have rightly focused on a few big themes: the impact of the war, opinions about President Bush, and the strong Democratic performance among moderates and independents. But the shifting allegiance of some other important voter groups has gotten relatively less attention. One of the biggest stories is about young people. Another is what really happened to “The God Gap.” And a third is about the one-fifth of voters who aren’t white.

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