2008-11-12-皮尤-High_Marks_for_the_Campaign,_a_High_Bar_for_Obama_55页_228kb

Barack Obama's presidential campaign and the Democratic Party received very high marks from voters—76% gave Obama an A or B, and 70% gave the Democratic Party an A or B—setting records since Pew Research began asking such questions in 1988. Voters were also particularly positive about their own role in the election and learned to make informed choices.

Two-thirds of voters (67%) expect a successful first term for Obama, nearly double the percentage from two years earlier. Democrats are overwhelmingly optimistic, while Republicans are evenly split. A majority of voters believe Obama's election will improve race relations.

Republicans want their leaders to move in a more conservative direction (60% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters), while Democrats prefer their leaders to moderate (57%). Bipartisanship remains positive but not universally optimistic.

Early voting increased to 34% of voters, with no significant partisan differences in voting methods. Trust in vote accuracy was similar across voting groups this year, unlike in 2004.

The debate over press influence on the election remained divided, with 46% seeing too much influence. Internet usage for campaign news reached 36%, up from 21% in 2004.