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Team Turk on Monday, October 30, 2006 6:44:32 PM
From the Associated Press:
Some demographics and details from the AP-AOL News poll on people looking for political news and information on the Web. The poll was conducted by Ipsos, an international polling firm.
OVERALL: 35 percent in this country say they look to the Internet for political news - a number that rises to 43 percent among likely voters. Online political browsers are most likely to go to news sites such as those operated by the newspapers, networks and newsmagazine - with almost nine in 10 saying they check such sites. More than one-third go to candidates' sites and almost half go to political sites.
WHO CHECKS THE WEB: Among all adults, almost four in 10 men check the Web for political news compared with three in 10 women. About four in 10 of those under age 50 search the Web for political news, compared with fewer than two in 10 of those 65 and over. More than half of those with college degrees look to the Web for politics, compared with one-third of those who have some college and fewer than one in six with a high school education or less.
ISSUE DIFFERENCES: Likely voters who get election information from the Web are more likely to trust Republicans on who would best handle taxes, 46 percent, compared with 38 percent who don't use the Web to get election information. Those who use the Web for political information are less likely to say that corruption and scandal in Congress will influence their vote in November, 34 percent, than those who don't use the internet to get election information, 48 percent. Online political browsers are somewhat less likely to say terrorism is a very or extremely important issue to them personally, 74 percent, than those who don't use the Web to get election information, 84 percent.