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  • Civitas Poll: McCrory Hangs On to 10-pt. Lead

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on July 25, 2012

    July 25, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – A new Civitas Poll of likely voters shows that Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory is holding on to a 10 percentage-point lead over the Democrat in the race, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton. That’s the same margin separating the candidates in [...]

  • Civitas Recap Highlights Session’s Pluses, Minuses

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on July 23, 2012

    July 23, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The Civitas Institute has released its recap of the just-concluded session of the North Carolina General Assembly, giving mixed reviews to the Legislature’s work. “The new majority had a string of important accomplishments,” said Francis De Luca, President of the [...]

  • Civitas Poll: Obama Negatives Hit 50 Percent, Romney Maintains Lead in North Carolina

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on July 20, 2012

    July 20, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – A new Civitas Poll shows that 50 percent of likely North Carolina voters have an unfavorable opinion of President Barack Obama. They also select Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney over Obama by 49 to 48 percent. “The number of voters [...]

  • Civitas Poll: Mecklenburg Voters Want Revaluation within 2 Years

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on July 12, 2012

    July 12, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – A Civitas Flash Poll of registered Mecklenburg County voters indicates they are fed up with spending and a majority wants a new property revaluation conducted within two years. Fifty-one percent of those taking part in the Civitas Flash Poll said [...]

  • UNC Law’s Poverty Center Embraces Partisan Politics

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on July 9, 2012

    July 9, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The Center on Work, Poverty, and Opportunity at the UNC School of Law spends a lot of time advancing the liberal agenda and keeping its finances secret, a new article from the Civitas Institute says. “The center started off in [...]

  • Civitas: McCrory Lead Narrows with Libertarian in Poll

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on July 5, 2012

    July 5, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The newest Civitas Flash Poll shows that Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory loses much of his lead when respondents can choose Libertarian candidate Barbara Howe. McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte, was 10 percentage points ahead of Lt. Gov. Walter [...]

  • Civitas Poll: Romney Leads in NC after Court Ruling

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on July 3, 2012

    July 3, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The newest Civitas Flash Poll suggests that Mitt Romney has gained crucial North Carolina support in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare. In a poll taken June 29-July 1, 50 percent of voting age North Carolinians supported [...]

  • Civitas Poll: North Carolinians Split over Court Ruling and Their Health Care Future

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on July 2, 2012

    July 2, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The newest Civitas Flash Poll Shows that half of North Carolina adults reject the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the federal takeover of health care, and over three-quarters think the changes will have no effect on their own health care [...]

  • Civitas: Court Ruling Means Americans Must Take Up Health Care Fight

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on June 28, 2012

    June 28, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The Civitas Institute called for Americans to redouble their efforts to overthrow the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling today that upholds most of the law, putting the U.S. health care system largely [...]

  • Civitas Poll: NC Voters Say, ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on May 31, 2012

    May 31, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The newest Civitas Poll reveals widespread support for developing North Carolina’s oil and natural gas resources. Over two-thirds (68 percent) of likely voters support some type of drilling with nearly half (48 percent) of them saying the state should drill [...]

  • Civitas Poll: Many Have Doubts on Eugenics Plan Details

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on May 30, 2012

    May 30, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The newest Civitas Poll indicates North Carolina voters want to acknowledge the state’s role in a forced sterilization program, but a significant number have reservations about how to properly address an abuse that is now decades in the past. Slightly [...]

  • Civitas Poll: NC Voters Want Gas Tax Cap Back at 35 Cents

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on May 30, 2012

    May 30, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The newest Civitas Poll indicates an overwhelming percentage of North Carolina voters want to cut the gas tax — and a solid majority is willing to take money from rail and transit to pay for it. Seventy-four percent of voters [...]

  • Civitas Poll: McCrory Still Leads as More Voters Make Up Minds

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on May 29, 2012

    May 29, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The newest Civitas Poll of likely North Carolina voters shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory maintaining a 10-percentage point lead. Voters prefer McCrory, a former mayor of Charlotte, by 48 percent to 38 percent to the Democratic standard-bearer, Lt. Gov. [...]

  • Civitas Poll: Independents propel Romney to lead in NC

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on May 24, 2012

    May 24, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – The most recent Civitas Poll of likely North Carolina voters shows presumptive Republican candidate Mitt Romney using strong support among unaffiliated voters to take a slim lead over President Obama in the presidential race. In the survey, 47 percent of [...]

  • Civitas Poll: Parents Primed for School Reform

    Posted in Press Releases by Jim Tynen on May 23, 2012

    May 23, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org Raleigh, N.C. – A new Civitas Poll indicates that by large margins North Carolinians support a wide range of school reforms now before the state legislature. These reforms are part of a larger education initiative that has been introduced in the state Senate. [...]

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