Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Voters felt better informed than in '88 race, poll finds Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 17:03:26 EST Message-ID: \SE A;NATION \SS (WS) \HD Voters felt better informed than in '88 race, poll finds \BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Voters think they were better informed about the issues in this year's presidential campaign than in 1988, according to a new poll by the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press. The Nov. 5-8 survey of 1,012 persons who were first interviewed in June suggested that voters are more satisfied because they believe issues played a more central role in 1992 than in 1988. Nearly six in 10 voters said there was more discussion of issues this year than in previous election years. About the same proportion gave an A or B grade to 1992 voters, a 10-point increase over those who gave voters similarly high grades in a comparable 1988 survey. Seven in 10 voters polled said the presidential debates this year were helpful in deciding who to vote for, compared with 48 percent in the 1988 post-election survey. More than 75 percent this year said they had learned enough to make an informed choice, up from 59 percent last time. The biggest winner in the ratings game, perhaps unsurprisingly, was Bill Clinton with 64 percent of voters grading him A or B. The voters themselves were second, followed by the Democratic Party, which 58 percent rated A or B. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM