Most voters are more likely to pull the lever for a candidate who has political experience this November, and they’re more concerned with the candidates' policies than their party affiliation.
It may not be politically correct to say it, but most Americans think the country’s gotten too PC and see that as a problem.
On a list of six prominent Democratic and Republican politicians, Americans rank President Obama as the one who carries the most weight – positively and negatively – when it comes to an endorsement.
Suppose you knew that if you ran for Congress, you would have a reasonable chance of winning.
Nearly half the voters in the country now think it is more common for people who are not eligible to vote to be allowed to do so that for eligible voters to be prevented from voting.
Many members of Congress pride themselves on their ability to bring home pork barrel spending, but with the mood of the voters in 2010, that may not be such a good idea.
With the campaign season in full swing, voters are more cynical than ever about the promises politicians make on the campaign trail.
With midterm elections bearing down, it’s perhaps no surprise that Democrats like the idea of one party running both Congress and the White House. Republicans and voters not affiliated with either of the major political parties are less thrilled by the idea.
Candidates across the country are holding debates or arguing over whether to have them, but political debates are a mixed bag as far as most voters are concerned.
A majority of Americans feel that politics play a role in the awarding of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize awards.
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say they are Tea Party members or have close friends or family members who are part of the movement.
Most Democrats think members of the Tea Party movement are racist. Most Republicans and voters not affiliated with either party disagree.
Perceptions about the state of black-white relations in America have fallen dramatically since the summer of 2009. But voters are still more optimistic about that relationship than they are about relations between whites and Hispanics and between blacks and Hispanics.
This may be a year of intense voter anger, but it apparently isn’t bad enough to make many voters reach for their wallets.
