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                            May 1, 2024Election 2024: Has NYC Trial Hurt Trump?
Most voters don’t see the current trial of former President Donald Trump in New York City as a deal-breaker in terms of voting for him in November.

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                            April 26, 2024Election 2024: More Voters View Trump Win Likely
Instead of asking who voters want to win the presidential election, what happens when we ask who they think actually will win in November?

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                            April 19, 2024Who’s More Excited About Election 2024?
Republicans have a major edge over Democrats in terms of voter excitement, and voters overwhelmingly see President Joe Biden as too old to hold the office..

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                            April 15, 2024Election 2024: Being ‘In the Room’ During Vote-Counting Matters
Most voters don’t think the Republican Party has been effective at winning elections, and agree with the new RNC chairman’s emphasis on having election observers in polling places.

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                            April 8, 2024Election 2024: Inflation Will Be ‘Very Important,’ Voters Say
Inflation remains a very serious problem, according to a majority of voters who expect it to impact the presidential election in  November.

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                            April 2, 2024Election 2024: Under-40 Voters More Open to Third-Party Vote
More than a quarter of American voters say they might vote for a third-party presidential candidate this year, and young voters are especially open to the idea.

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                            March 18, 2024Election 2024: Who Cares More About You?
By a narrow margin, more voters think former President Donald Trump cares about people like them than say the same of President Joe Biden.

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                            March 13, 2024Election 2024: Replace Biden? Trump Leads Newsom, Michelle Obama
Many commentators have suggested that Democrats could replace President Joe Biden as their candidate, but former President Donald Trump leads two of the most high-profile alternatives.

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                            March 12, 2024Election 2024: Abortion Issue Less Important to Voters Than Economy, Immigration
Eight months before the presidential election, economic issues and immigration matter more to voters than abortion.

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                            March 7, 2024Election 2024: Many Voters Suspicious Toward Intelligence Agencies
A majority of voters think the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other government spies may be trying to pick the winner in this year’s election.

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                            January 30, 2024Election 2024: Would Felony Conviction Hurt Trump?
One-fifth of those who voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020 say that if he is convicted of a felony, would be less likely to vote for him again.

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                            January 11, 2024Election 2024: Trump, DeSantis Lead Biden. Haley? Nope.
Former President Donald Trump continues to lead President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also has a narrow edge over the incumbent, but Biden would beat former U.N. Secretary Nikki Haley.

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                            January 9, 2024Election 2024: Most Democrats Approve Removing Trump From Ballot
Voters are divided over efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from election ballots, but Democrats overwhelmingly approve such efforts

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                            September 18, 2023Election 2024: Biden and Trump in Dead Heat, Many Would Vote Third Party
If the 2024 election proves to be a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, many voters are open to voting for a third-party challenger.

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                            October 24, 2022Democrats Lead in Pennsylvania Governor, Senate Races
Barely two weeks before Election Day, Democrats lead in the closely watched midterm races for governor and U.S. Senator in Pennsylvania.

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                            October 14, 2022Battleground 2022: Republicans Lead in Six Key States
With less than a month remaining until the midterm elections, President Joe Biden’s approval rating is sagging in six key states where Republicans lead in the battle for control of Congress.

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                            October 11, 2022Most Republicans Don’t Trust Electronic Voting Machines
Concerns about election cheating often focus on the use of electronic voting machines, and Republican voters are most concerned that the devices may enable cheating.

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                            September 7, 2022More See Midterms as Referendum on Biden
By a six-point margin, voters view the upcoming midterm elections as being more about President Joe Biden than individual candidates and issues, and half say a Republican win means Biden should change course.

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                            February 12, 2021Most GOP Voters Still Don’t Think Biden Was Elected Fairly
Much of the impeachment case against former President Trump in this week’s Senate trial has focused on his claims about election fraud, but a majority of Republican voters agree with his claim that Joe Biden was not elected fairly.
December 21, 2020Voters Think China’s Influence Will Grow Under Biden
Many U.S. voters suspect China interfered in our recent elections and believe Chinese influence here will grow with Joe Biden in the White House.