Frank Newport Quotes (12 Quotes)

There's been so much talk about beginning to pull them home. More speeches aren't going to make much difference now. The public reacts to real events. The public's looking for something real to happen, which would be like troops withdrawing.

These are fairly conservative responses. Almost six out of 10 teenagers believe that being gay is 'nurture' rather than 'nature,' a position at odds with some gay and lesbian activists.

We're in a period of time that there is a conventional wisdom that Bush is on the ropes. I think, based on my experience, that the media tend to move in lockstep as conventional wisdom on a story develops.

It's a mistake to assume that somehow this is a short-term problem caused by Katrina. This is just a continuation of the track he's been on since January.

Whites are significantly less likely to say that there are problems for blacks today,

These data suggest that retail spending this holiday season will not be depressed and may exceed normal seasonal patterns, despite what some consider a negative economic climate.

Despite their personal preferences which still splits even, the public is telling us let's get on with it. And if the Supreme Court says otherwise even if its against my own position, I'm willing to live with it.

America is still overwhelmingly perceived to be the land of opportunity, ... Even those at the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum still feel there is opportunity.

Americans have always applauded veterans, and they've had great luck in the voter marketplace.

We know from the recent Super Bowl in this country that a lot of these beer ads were aimed at men between 21 and 34. So we certainly have this perception that young people are drinking the most, but that's not necessarily the case.

Americans' religious attitudes and behaviors are so stable that they rarely change, no matter what big claims may briefly capture our attention.

Americans' attitudes on immigration are very much in flux. They are not like attitudes toward abortion or even toward Iraq at this point or gay marriage, which are fairly well formulated. These are attitudes Americans are still trying to grapple with.