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n engl j med 365;20 nejm.org november 17, 2011 1856 favor increased federal spending on health care (22% vs. 56%) and scientific research (28% vs. 46%) (Pew Research Center 2011). This analysis suggests that if the leaders of the two political parties focus mostly on responding to their own adherents’ views, their differences could affect future federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, depending on the outcome of the 2012 election. Alternatively, if they focus their policy positions more on the views of the broader U.S. public, future federal research funding is likely to be secure regardless of which party wins the election.