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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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June 24, 2019

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 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.

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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.