] The poll also found pervasive concern about what
] Americans view as the corrosive effect Hollywood and
] popular culture have on the nation's values and moral
] standards. Seventy percent said they were very or
] somewhat concerned that television, movies and popular
] music were lowering moral standards in this country.
]
]
] While this sentiment was voiced by supporters of Mr. Bush
] and of Mr. Kerry, it appears that the concern about a
] decline in values is becoming another point of
] polarization in American politics. Mr. Bush's supporters
] were more likely to cite it than were Mr. Kerry's voters,
] and it was an issue that had particular resonance in the
] South and among weekly churchgoers, rural voters and
] women.
]
]
] The poll found that 55 percent of Mr. Kerry's supporters
] said that Mr. Bush's supporters did not share their views
] and morals; 54 percent of Mr. Bush's voters said the same
] thing of those who voted for Mr. Kerry.
]
]
] In addition, 70 percent of Mr. Kerry's supporters said
] they were more worried about candidates who "are too
] close to religion and religious leaders" than about
] political leaders who "don't pay enough attention" to
] religion, after a campaign in which Mr. Bush repeatedly
] spoke of God and his faith. By contrast, 52 percent of
] Mr. Bush's supporters said they were more worried about
] public officials who "don't pay enough attention to
] religion and religious leaders."