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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.

March 28, 2019

61% Nix Congressional Democratic Probe of Trump After Mueller

Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation of the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia, most voters say enough is enough. But many Democrats want to keep on going.

March 27, 2019

44% of Democrats Think Socialism Hasn’t Been Given A Fair Chance

Democrats are far more willing than other voters to support a socialist presidential candidate and tend to dismiss criticism of socialism as unfair.

March 27, 2019

Voters OK With Mueller’s Report; Most Say it Was An Honest Effort

Voters generally approve of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report exonerating President Trump, although Republicans are more critical than ever of his probe and Democrats aren’t as happy about Mueller as they used to be.

March 26, 2019

Democrats See Number of Presidential Candidates As A Mixed Blessing

While more than 10 prominent Democrats are already in the race for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, Democratic voters remain closely divided over whether a lot of candidates is a good thing.

March 25, 2019

Most Favor Presidential Age Limit That Excludes Trump, Biden, Sanders, Warren

Most voters say there should be a ceiling on how old a presidential candidate can be. Among these voters, most say it should be 70 or younger, a requirement that would rule out President Trump and several of the top Democratic contenders for 2020.

March 20, 2019

Voters Favor Term Limits For Supreme Court But No More Members

Democrats, increasingly worried about the U.S. Supreme Court tilting to the right, have been talking lately about changes in its overall makeup. Most voters like the idea of term-limiting the justices but draw the line at adding more members to the court.

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March 19, 2019

GOP Voters Strongly Prefer Trump’s Foreign Policy Over Cheney’s

Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the architects of the war in Iraq, recently criticized President Trump’s foreign policy as being “more like Barack Obama than like Ronald Reagan,” but voters aren’t buying.

March 19, 2019

Voters Veto Pelosi’s Idea of Letting 16-Year-Olds Vote

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters last week that she’s always favored lowering the voting age to 16, but there’s very little voter support for that idea.

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March 13, 2019

Most Reject Democrats’ Debate Ban on Fox

Most voters think Democrats are wrong to bar Fox News from hosting any of their presidential candidate debates but don’t want President Trump to retaliate against pro-Democratic networks.

March 13, 2019

Voters Want Spending Cuts But Say They’re Unlikely

Voters still like the idea of across-the-board cuts in the federal budget but are increasingly pessimistic that big cuts are on the way - despite President Trump’s plan for a five-percent reduction in all non-defense discretionary spending.

March 11, 2019

Voters Think Democrats Have A Growing Anti-Semitism Problem

Voters rate anti-Semitism as an increasingly serious problem in America today and see it on the rise among Democrats.

March 7, 2019

Most Agree Some in Congress Hate America

Talk about the enemy within – voters think it’s Congress.

March 6, 2019

Most Think U.S. Should Legalize Pot

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would legalize marijuana nationally, and most voters like the idea.

February 28, 2019

Most Voters Say Improving Infrastructure is Important for U.S. Economy, Future Generations

To most voters, improving the country’s infrastructure is crucial for the future of the economy and the quality of life.

February 26, 2019

Most Democrats Still Prefer ‘Fresh Face’ As 2020 Nominee

Bernie Sanders who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 has jumped into the race for 2020, and former Vice President Joe Biden is mulling a bid, too. But most Democrats still think their party needs to turn to someone new.