Obama's Second Term Goals and Public Opinion

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Obama's Second Term Goals and Public Opinion

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President Obama Inaugural Address 2013President Obama on Monday laid out his second term priorities, naming a range of issues: the social safety net, entitlement programs, income inequality, climate change, gay rights and immigration reform. Here is what our surveys have found about public opinion on these topics.

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