Most Don’t See More Women Leaders As Better for Society
Voters aren’t convinced that more women political leaders are the way to go, perhaps in part because most think men and women have more common interests than not.
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September 20, 2019
September 3, 2019
47% Want Comey Prosecuted for Media Leaks
The U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general has concluded that James Comey improperly leaked information to the news media while he was serving as head of the FBI, and nearly half of voters think he should pay for it in court.
August 28, 2019
61% Welcome Public Scrutiny of Big League Reporters
The New York Times and others are complaining that allies of President Trump are targeting hostile reporters by exposing controversial social media postings from their past. But most voters consider these reporters fair game for public criticism.
August 26, 2019
Bernie’s $16 Trillion ‘Green New Deal’ Is Close Call for Voters
Voters are almost evenly divided on a multi-trillion dollar Green New Deal plan to tackle climate change by Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders that would impact nearly all of the federal government.
August 23, 2019
Most Say Warren Lied About Native American Past But Don’t Care
Voters think Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has lied about her Native American heritage in the past, but most also say it’s not a critical issue when it comes to how they will vote.
August 22, 2019
Voters Don’t Trust Political News, Say Most Reporters Want to Stop Trump
Distrust of political news reporting remains at a record high, with just over half of voters now convinced that most in the media are out to get President Trump.
August 21, 2019
Voters Say Neither Major Party Represents Them
Voters still don’t see eye-to-eye with most members of Congress and continue to believe that Americans aren’t truly represented by either of the major political parties.
August 20, 2019
Trump Voters Good to Go With Buying Greenland
If President Trump wants to buy Greenland, most strong Trump supporters are all for it, but like other voters, they’re wary of adding more states to the union.
August 14, 2019
Americans Say Murder More Likely Than Suicide in Epstein Case
Americans aren’t buying that disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in jail last weekend.
August 9, 2019
Black Approval for Trump Returns to Normal Range
Two weeks ago President Trump triggered a media firestorm when he criticized a longtime Democratic congressman’s job performance, saying his Baltimore district is “a rat and rodent infested mess” and “the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.”
August 6, 2019
For Democrats, Candidate Attacks on Obama Are A Close Call
Front-runner Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential challengers have attacked him for policies enacted under President Obama with whom he served as vice president. Some Democrats complain that criticism of Obama is bad for the party, and Democratic voters are closely divided.
August 2, 2019
Trump Support Up This Week Among Black Voters
President Trump triggered a media firestorm when he criticized a longtime Democratic congressman’s job performance, saying his Baltimore district is “a rat and rodent infested mess” and “the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.”
July 31, 2019
Voters Say Politicians Want to Grow Government Much More Than They Do
Voters continue to believe that their elected representatives want a lot bigger government than they do.
July 31, 2019
49% of Democrats Think Trump Voters Are Racist
Most voters don’t consider supporters of President Trump to be racist, but half of Democrats do.
July 29, 2019
Voters Sink Likelihood of Trump’s Impeachment to New Low
Attitudes about Special Counsel Robert Mueller are about the same despite his performance last week at a House hearing. But voters are even more convinced now that President Trump will not be impeached.
July 19, 2019
Voters Don’t Agree That Newcomers Love America More Than Natives
Voters tend to disagree with one of the so-called Democratic congressional Squad members that new immigrants love America more than those who were born here.
July 18, 2019
Democrats Want Party To Be More Like Pelosi Than Ocasio-Cortez
Before President Trump criticized the so-called “Squad” of young Democratic congresswomen, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was already trying to wrest the media’s attention away from them. Her fellow Democrats tend to agree with Pelosi, but it’s far from a slam dunk.
July 17, 2019
Trump A Racist? 32% of Democrats Say Any White Criticism of Politicians of Color Is Racist
Voters are closely divided over whether President Trump is a racist, but one-in-three Democrats think it’s racism any time a white politician criticizes a politician of color.
July 11, 2019
Republicans Say Perot Cost Bush Reelection, See Trump As 3rd-Party President
Mega-businessman Ross Perot who died this week ran one of the highest profile third-party presidential bids in history, and many Republicans suspect he elected Bill Clinton in the process. But a sizable number of all voters think Donald Trump, elected as a Republican, is the third-party president that Perot wanted to be.
June 25, 2019
Most Democrats Think All Hopefuls, Not Just Some, Should Be in Debates
Most voters are likely to tune in to the Democratic presidential debates that begin this week, but they think all 24 major hopefuls should be included, not the pared-down 20 now scheduled.
