{"id":26287,"date":"2007-05-02T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-02T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2007\/05\/02\/the-gops-invisible-men\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:55:10","slug":"the-gops-invisible-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2007\/05\/02\/the-gops-invisible-men\/","title":{"rendered":"The GOP\u2019s Invisible Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Michael Dimock, Associate Director, Research, Pew Research Center for the People &amp; the Press<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heading into their first debate Thursday evening, what Republican candidates for the presidency need most is to gain visibility. The latest <em>News Interest Index<\/em> survey finds that two Democratic candidates &#8211; Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama &#8211; continue to be far and away the most visible, even to Republicans.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"floatright\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/old-assets\/publications\/469-1.gif\" alt=\"Figure\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked to name the candidate they&#8217;ve heard the most about in the news lately of Americans, 41% of Americans volunteered Clinton and another 23% named Barack Obama. Mentions of all other candidates &#8211; including leading Republicans &#8211; were in single digits: 4% or fewer named John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney or John Edwards. The overall visibility of the candidates is virtually unchanged from a month ago.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even among Republicans, Clinton and Obama overshadowed the other candidates. A majority of Republicans say they have heard the most about Clinton (38%) or Obama (22%) in the news recently. Just 8% of Republicans say Giuliani has been the most visible candidate recently, 5% cite McCain, and 2% Romney. Little has changed from a month ago, when 8% of Republicans were hearing most about Giuliani, 6% McCain, and less than 1% Romney. Overall, just 16% of Republicans say they have heard the most about a GOP candidate, while 64% name a Democratic candidate.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/reports\/questionnaires\/326.pdf\">Survey Details<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into their first debate Thursday evening, what Republican candidates for the presidency need most is to gain visibility. 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