OnePoliticalVoice.com in Conjunction with Campaigns & Elections Announces Results of Live Internet Based National Poll

Poll shows strong public concerns for preservation of civil liberties and privacy. Nearly 66% feel their civil liberties are being infringed upon by the war on terror; 54% disagree with releasing private phone records and 60% disagree with allowing government to listen in on private phone calls in order to fight terrorism.

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Quote startToday's poll clearly demonstrates the struggle Americans feel when balancing the war on terrorism and personal civil liberties. We were very pleased with the response rate and the results of the pollQuote end

Leawood, Kansas (PRWEB) November 18, 2007

OnePolticalVoice.com (OPV), a political market research firm, announced the results of its live internet based poll which was conducted in conjunction with C&E's 'New Media in Politics' seminar in Washington, DC. The poll, conducted on November 14, 2007, surveyed 720 adults across the country on issues surrounding the upcoming presidential elections, terrorism, civil liberties, and privacy.

"Today's poll clearly demonstrates the struggle Americans feel when balancing the war on terrorism and personal civil liberties. We were very pleased with the response rate and the results of the poll," said Gene Stegeman, OPV Managing Director. "What was particularly interesting to the live national audience was being able watch the responses come in real time and to see how the demographics broke out for each response."

Highlighted results of the poll are as follows (Complete results of the poll may be found at http://www.onepoliticalvoice.com):

I am willing to let the government have access to my phone records in an effort to combat terrorism:                
18.16% Strongly agree
22.07% Somewhat agree
10.61% Somewhat disagree
43.44% Strongly disagree     
5.72% Don't know

I am willing to let the government listen to some of my telephone calls if it feels it needs to do so to combat terrorism:    
15.69% Strongly agree     
18.07% Somewhat agree
10.64% Somewhat disagree             
49.72% Strongly disagree                 
5.88% Don't know     

I am concerned some important civil liberties are being infringed upon in the name of fighting the war on terror:    
31.79% Strongly agree                 
34.03% Somewhat agree     
15.69% Somewhat disagree     
10.50% Strongly disagree
7.99% Don't know

The following are match ups between potential Republican and Democratic nominees for the 2008 presidential election. While the election is a long way off, if the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:         
38.73% Hillary Clinton
39.78% Rudy Giuliani
21.49% Not sure

If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
39.74% Hillary Clinton                    
39.95% John McCain                    
20.31% Not sure    

If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:    
41.70% Rudy Giuliani     
34.66% Barack Obama
23.64% Not sure

If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:    
36.55% Barack Obama                 
40.13% John McCain                 
23.32% Not sure

OnePoliticalVoice.com
Established in early 2007, the market research arm of OnePoliticalVoice dates to the 2002 election cycle. Before that, their database development and survey engine expertise began in 1992. Headquartered in Leawood, KS, with an office in New York and one to open in Washington, DC, OnePoliticalVoice.com includes a team of online survey professionals and political analysts with over 30 years of survey construction and analysis expertise.

Contact: Gene Stegeman, Program Manager
Phone: 1.866.373.VOTE (8683)
E-Mail: gene @ onepoliticalvoice.com

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