Despite the perception that ideological and political attitudes make for deep divisions over such issues as sex education, we find just the opposite. The widespread support for sex education programs seems to be fueled by belief in their efficacy.
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People are very concerned about the direction of the economy, rising gasoline prices and the ability of the government to respond to the terrible things that are happening around us, such as natural disasters. They're looking to this special election and they really can't draw a connection between what concerns them the most and what seems to be the purpose and the emphasis of the special election.Mark Baldassare
The governor has a big challenge ahead of him.
Mark Baldassare
Come November, conservatives are going to vote in large numbers for the GOP candidate -- that's always the case. But I think it raises some questions about whether the governor is going to be able to energize the GOP conservative base. It's particularly relevant because he wasn't able to do it in the special election.
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The frustration is coming from across the political spectrum and ethnic groups. There's a strong belief that some schools are doing very well and some are doing very poorly, and the broad consensus is that that's not an acceptable system.
Mark Baldassare
He has been fairly consistent on the issue, and it's one that puts him in exactly the same place as the Democrats and independents he's trying to reach out to this year. If I were him, I would be talking a lot about this.
Mark Baldassare
Clearly, without having a policy in place on where we're going, the public itself seems to be going toward mailing in the ballot. No matter what direction is coming out of the state capital, that's the direction that the public is going in.
Mark Baldassare
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