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Sources: Philadelphia Inquirer; eHealthInsurance; Pew Research Center...
Percentage of whites in America who say they think life for blacks will get better in the future Sources: Pew Research Center (2); USA Today (2); AP (2); Pew Research Center...
Percentage of press coverage of Iraq that dealt with "optimistic themes" in those months, according to a Pew Research Center study...
...there are limits. Candidates can go too far and offend the millions of Americans who want Presidents to be comfortable with religion but not excessively zealous. (In a September 2007 Pew Research poll, 70% of voters said they wanted a President with strong religious beliefs, but 50% didn't like it when politicians talked about their faith.) It's a public posture rooted in the nation's founding, when pilgrims sought a place where they could practice their faith while also avoiding the religious strife that had plagued Europe for centuries. Even today, there is a golden rule for candidates...
Sources: U.S. News & World Report (2); USA Today (2); Billboard (2); Pew Internet and American Life Project...