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January 30, 2019

Voters Mixed on Harris, Don't See Her as 2020 Nominee

California Senator Kamala Harris has announced her intention to run for president, but voters aren’t paying the California Democrat much heed.

January 30, 2019

Social Media Impacts Politics of Younger Voters Most

Most voters remain avid users of social media but say they’re not influenced by political posts on platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Those under 40 are far more likely than their elders to have their politics shaped by social media.

January 29, 2019

41% Think U.S. Should Do More to Encourage Democracy in Venezuela

The United States, among other nations around the world, has chimed in on the contentious presidential race in Venezuela, but U.S. voters aren’t so sure we should be butting into the affairs of the South American nation.

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January 28, 2019

More Voters See A Divided Nation, Blame Trump

Most voters still see America as a divided country and think President Trump is chiefly to blame.

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January 25, 2019

Most Voters Disagree With Ocasio-Cortez Comparison of Climate Change to World War

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this week made comparisons to climate change being like a World War. Most voters disagree with that comparison, and even a plurality of Democrats don’t think it’s true.

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January 24, 2019

Voters Closely Divided Over RBG's Future on Supreme Court

Despite Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's continuing medical issues and her unprecedented absence from the high court, voters aren’t convinced the 85-year-old jurist will step down in time for President Trump to name her replacement.

January 23, 2019

GOP Voters Want Trump To Give State of the Union Speech, Democrats Don’t

Republicans think President Trump should stand tall and deliver his State of the Union address despite the ongoing government shutdown. Democrats, however, think he should wait until after it ends.

January 22, 2019

Fewer Involved in Women’s March, But Support Unchanged

Participation in this past Sunday’s Women’s March appears to have gone down dramatically from two years ago when the first such march was held, but voters are little changed in their view that the annual event is good for women in general.

January 21, 2019

Voters Still Lack Faith in the Federal Government

Voters continue to lack trust in the federal government’s ability to get things right, and most still believe the government is out for itself. 

January 18, 2019

Voters Say Current Government Too Big for Founding Fathers

Most voters aren't scared of the federal government, but they think there's more of it than the country's Founders intended.

January 16, 2019

Democrats Warmly Embrace 'Green New Deal'

An increasing number of elected Democrats including several presidential hopefuls are endorsing a so-called Green New Deal although the details vary. Democratic voters love the concept, but other voters still aren't convinced.

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January 15, 2019

Most Believe the Government Spies on Journalists, Political Opponents

Voters strongly believe journalists and political opponents are targets of spying by the U.S. government, and they don’t trust the judgment of the feds when they do it.

January 15, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez vs. Trump, and the Winner Is…

Though just one-in-three voters have a favorable opinion of freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, if she were old enough to run for president in 2020, she’d give President Trump a run for his money.

January 14, 2019

Republicans Are Still Skeptical of GOP Congress

Most Republicans are still unhappy with their congressional representatives and are less convinced of the need for President Trump to work with other GOP officials.

January 10, 2019

Republicans Still Identify More With Trump Than GOP Congress

Democrats strongly identify with their congressional representatives, while Republicans still line up more with President Trump than with GOP members of Congress.

January 9, 2019

Democrats Don’t Want to Become a Socialist Party

The new class of Democratic representatives and senators sworn in to Congress brings with it a growing movement of socialist ideologies, but while Democrats are intrigued by the ideas of socialism, they’re not willing to commit to becoming a socialist party.

January 9, 2019

More Voters Now Think Congress Should Follow Trump’s Lead

With the new session of Congress under way, voters aren’t optimistic that things will get any better, but they are growing more convinced that Congress should follow President Trump’s lead.

January 9, 2019

Voters Think Media Matters More to Congress Than They Do

Voters still think Congress puts the media’s interests ahead of voters, though more now think Congress has their best interests at heart.

January 8, 2019

Republicans Strongly Favor Trump Over Romney

Mitt Romney may have pleased Democrats and the media with his recent op-ed criticizing President Trump, but Republican voters by a better than two-to-one margin line up with the president.

January 8, 2019

Democrats See House Control, Not Trump, As Bigger Factor in 2020

Voters give President Trump the edge over the new Democratic-controlled House of Representatives when it comes to which will be more beneficial to the next Democratic presidential candidate, but Democrats themselves see the House as a bigger factor.