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.

Read the full report, Obama's Second Term Goals and Public Opinion, on the Pew Research Center's website.

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