Voters See Trump Reelection, But Most Say America Not Great Yet
Voters still give President Trump the edge in next year’s election, although they’re not convinced that he’s done enough yet to make American great again.
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June 24, 2019
June 11, 2019
Democrats See Themselves More Like Biden Than AOC
GOP voters strongly choose President Trump over the top Republican in Congress, while Democrats identify with prospective presidential nominee Joe Biden more than with the young firebrand who increasingly seems to be setting the party’s agenda.
June 3, 2019
Trump vs. Mueller, and The Winner Is …
Democrats are hoping to find something in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report that will help them impeach President Trump, but maybe their best bet is to make Mueller the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.
May 30, 2019
Voters See Judges as Political But Hold the Criticism
Voters still regard most judges as political animals but think it is wrong for politicians to single certain judges out for criticism.
May 28, 2019
Most Don’t Trust Government Spending, Want It Smaller
While Democratic presidential hopefuls attempt to outbid each other by offering more government freebies, most voters still call for smaller, cheaper government and don’t trust the feds with their money.
May 28, 2019
Opposition Grows to Scrapping Electoral College
Most Americans still understand the reason the Founding Fathers established the Electoral College and are increasingly opposed to efforts to get rid of it.
May 23, 2019
Voters Are Cool to Making Post Offices Serve As Banks, Too
Voters feel good about the U.S. Postal Service but aren’t sure they want to expand its job description to include banking services as prominent Democrats are proposing.
May 22, 2019
67% of Democrats Think U.S. Has 12 Years to Fight Global Warming - Or Else
Voters tend to agree with Senator Bernie Sanders that America will be in big trouble very soon if it doesn’t aggressively tackle climate change, even though they question the integrity of politicians who champion the issue.
May 16, 2019
Americans Are More Comfortable with Existing Infrastructure
Repairing America’s infrastructure may be the only thing President Trump and congressional Democrats can agree on, but Americans aren’t nearly as worried about the country’s roads and bridges these days. They’re still not overly enthusiastic about paying for any repairs anyway.
May 3, 2019
Voters Say Trump’s Impeachment, Removal from Office Bad for Economy
Democrats remain convinced that President Obama is largely responsible for the economic boom that followed Donald Trump’s election, but voters in general agree that Trump’s impeachment would be bad news for the U.S. economy.
April 30, 2019
Hillary Misses Her Presidency More Than Voters Do
Hillary Clinton’s back in the news, claiming once again that she was robbed in the 2016 election and that President Trump should be impeached. But voters don’t see a Hillary Clinton presidency as a better deal for them.
April 24, 2019
Voters Say Impeachment Unlikely from Mueller Report Despite Media’s Efforts
Voters think Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report is unlikely to help congressional Democrats impeach President Trump, but they expect reporters to try to hurt the president with it if they can.
April 22, 2019
Many Reject Mueller’s Findings But Not Sure Why
A sizable number of voters don’t agree with the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, although many of them are not exactly sure why. Most voters think politics is the reason for the criticism.
April 18, 2019
Most Would Vote for Gay President, Not So Sure Others Would
Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is hoping to be the first openly gay presidential nominee of a major party. Most voters are willing to support a gay president, but they’re far less confident that others close to them feel the same way.
April 18, 2019
Many See 9/11 As A Fading Memory
A Muslim congresswoman has drawn criticism for recent comments that appeared to downplay the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, but voters are closely divided over whether Americans even remember that horrific day. One-in-three can’t say how many died in those attacks.
April 16, 2019
Most Say It’s Likely Obama, Top Aides Aware of Trump Spying
Most voters now suspect President Obama or his top people knew that intelligence agencies were spying on the Trump campaign, but they don’t expect anyone to be punished for breaking the law.
April 10, 2019
Democrats Hot for Trump’s Tax Records, Others A Lot Less So
Voters still think presidential candidates should make their tax returns public and that President Trump is no exception. But there’s much less interest in those records than there was in 2016, and most voters say their vote next year doesn’t turn on whether Trump’s tax returns are released.
April 8, 2019
Voters Say Media Obsessed with Controversy, Too Quick to Judge
With charges and countercharges swirling around former Vice President Joe Biden, most voters continue to believe the media is all about controversy and too quick to convict public figures.
April 1, 2019
Voters Are More Suspicious Now of Clinton Collusion
Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has ruled out collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians in 2016, voters, like senior Republicans, are turning a suspicious eye toward Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Most also still suspect high-level wrongdoing at the U.S. Department of Justice.
March 29, 2019
Political Party Governs Assessment of Media’s Mueller Coverage
President Trump’s exoneration by the Mueller report has highlighted the highly inaccurate reporting of many major media outlets, but partisan affiliation overrides the facts when it comes to how voters grade the media’s performance.
