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Article: Americans show less interest in 'moral values' clashes
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- June 2, 2009
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E.J. DIONNE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
06-02-2009
Americans show less interest in 'moral values' clashes
E.J. DIONNE
Date: 06-02-2009, Tuesday
Section: OPINION
Edtion: All Editions
IT SEEMS so long ago. In the weeks after the 2004 election, one exit-poll finding lit up the political world. The survey showed that "moral values" were the single most important issue in the election, narrowly outstripping even the economy and terrorism.
The moral values voters went 80 percent for George W. Bush, and conservative commentators scolded the dreaded liberal media for missing the central dynamic of the election.
"Elites Out of Touch With Americas Heart and Soul," crowed the now-defunct New York Sun. ...