Article: 'Moral Values' Myth

Article: Liberals seek solace in the 'moral values' myth
International Herald Tribune;  November 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... the story line has involved Angry White Males, or Willie Horton-bashing ... given the option of saying ''moral values.'' But that phrase can mean ... nothing. Who doesn't vote on moral values? If you ask an inept question ...

Article: The Words "Moral Values" Mean Very Different Things ...
Business Wire;  January 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Large Majority of Those Who Say Moral Values are Very Important in Their Voting Choices ... and journalists often use the phrase "moral values" to mean the issues of importance to ... these issues. Most people who say that moral values are very important to them in deciding ...

Article: Americans More Likely to Say Moral Values "Getting ...
Gallup Poll News Service;  May 14, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Americans still overwhelmingly believe moral values in the U.S. are getting worse (71 ... 21%), but the percentage who say moral values are getting better is up from 11% last ... Though Americans still widely perceive moral values to be deteriorating rather than improving ...

Article: DEMS SHOULDN'T FIGHT FOR MORAL VALUES' ...
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  November 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... by voters who are charged up about "moral values" -- as defined by conservative opposition ... are dramatically more interested in moral values than in the past. This theory is based ... important to them, 22 percent chose "moral values." And 79 percent of voters who picked ...

Article: Americans Remain Negative on State of Nation's Moral ...
Gallup Poll News Service;  June 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... pessimistic about the current state of moral values in the United States, as has typically been the case. Few Americans rate moral values in the country positively, and perceptions that moral values are "poor" in the country are edging ...

Article: Hidden in Plain Sight; Polling Data Shows Moral ...
The Washington Post;  December 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... favor is finally losing altitude. The "moral values" myth, though, never should have ... where to look. What it shows is that moral values voters aren't a new phenomenon. There ... standing exit polls offered the "moral values" option for the first time, providing ...

Article: What Did Voters Really Mean When They Said 'Moral ...
PR Newswire;  December 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... people) result of the exit polls that "moral values" topped the list of issues which voters ... surprised. It appears that whenever "moral values" has been included in a list of issues (as it was in the 2004 exit polls) moral values was seen as important by more voters ...