Inside Politics: By the numbers

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By Jennifer Harper

By the numbers

78 percent of Americans believe in God, 15 percent believe in a universal spirit, 6 percent are atheists.

89 percent of conservatives belive in God, 9 percent believe in a universal power, 2 percent are atheists.

62 percent of liberals believe in God, 24 percent in a universal spirit, 13 percent are atheists.

89 percent of Republicans believe in God, 9 percent believe in a universal spirit, 1 percent are atheists.

77 percent of Democrats believe in God, 14 percent believe in a universal spirit, 8 percent are atheists.

Source: A Gallup survey of 1,017 adults released July 28 with a margin of error of three percentage points.

Quotes of note

"It's going to be a three-way race." - Ralph Nader, on announcing he plans to stage rallies outside the Democratic and Republican conventions.

"Apparently, we are not, in fact, worthy." — McCain campaign adviser Michael Goldfarb after actor Mike Myers forced the campaign to remove an unauthorized "Wayne's World" clip from an advertising spot.