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Article: Hidden in Plain Sight; Polling Data Shows Moral Values Aren't a New Factor
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- The Washington Post
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- December 12, 2004
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It took several weeks, but the high-flying theory that "values
voters" turned out for the first time this year to swing the election
in President Bush's favor is finally losing altitude. The "moral
values" myth, though, never should have taken off in the first place.
Though many have bemoaned the lack of information on the role of
values voters in previous elections, it's actually out there, if you
know where to look. What it shows is that moral values voters aren't
a new phenomenon. There were about as many such voters this year as
in recent presidential elections. And fewer of them voted for Bush
this time than did in 2000.
Most post-election analysis featured the well-known National ...