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Sources: Various polling organizations; presented in Ladd and Bowman, Attitudes Toward the Environment, table 17, p. 46; for 1995 and 1996, author’s compilation of polling data. From Social Movement to Public Interest Organizations 35 ment as their most important issue. Interestingly, those stating that the environment was their primary concern, split more evenly by partisan affiliation than in the presidential elections presented, with 55 percent choosing the Democratic congressional candidate in their district and 44 percent choosing the Republican candidate.

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Sources: Various polling organizations; presented in Ladd and Bowman, Attitudes Toward the Environment, table 17, p. 46; for 1995 and 1996, author’s compilation of polling data. From Social Movement to Public Interest Organizations 35 ment as their most important issue. Interestingly, those stating that the environment was their primary concern, split more evenly by partisan affiliation than in the presidential elections presented, with 55 percent choosing the Democratic congressional candidate in their district and 44 percent choosing the Republican candidate.

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