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New Survey: Floridians express tension, concern for the First Amendment

You don’t need to look much farther than Founding Father Thomas Jefferson to get a taste for the polarity Americans feel about the media. Back in the days of quill pens, in 1786 Jefferson wrote: “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” But two decades …

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Floridians on property insurance special session: deep support, but low expectations

As Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee for a special session on property insurance and more, they do so with a pretty clear message from constituents: “Fix it (if you can).”  This is the resounding takeaway from our December 2-5 survey of Florida voters, conducted to get a better sense of how residents – homeowners in …

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What Words Did Each Candidate Use Most Frequently During the Last Presidential Debate of 2020?

Sachs Media took a different approach to watching Thursday night’s last presidential debate – through an analysis of the words spoken by each candidate and the amount of time each controlled. The debate, widely lauded for its relative civility compared to the first mostly blustering and bombastic one, is also notable for the even distribution …

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Perception vs. Reality: How Our Political Biases Affect How We See the World

When are facts no longer facts? Apparently, when they’re run through the filter of our own political biases. That’s the inescapable conclusion of an enlightening, if somewhat discouraging, survey by Sachs Media Group. Our Breakthrough Research division asked almost 1,900 Florida voters their view of how the state’s economy has fared over the last eight …

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Floridians on Kavanaugh: The Partisanship of Certainty

As the FBI wraps up its investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, in advance of an expected confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate, many Florida voters have already made up their minds on the matter. According to a Sachs Media Group survey of 1,200 Florida voters conducted October 1-2, …

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Florida Breakthrough Research Survey: Florida voters feel better off today than five years ago

Most Florida voters say they feel better off than five years ago and trust local government more than any other level of government, a recent survey reveals. Though far from a majority, more voters surveyed offered up legalizing marijuana than any other issue as the top action they’d like to see the Legislature take. Those …

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On National Alzheimer’s Day, Get Lost in Numbers

First, my grandpa would lose his keys. That’s pretty normal. Then came the more telling signs – getting lost in hallways and in conversations. Then he washed important documents that had been kept in the dishwasher. That really upset my grandma, who assumed the papers were safe there since he hadn’t used the dishwasher in …

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