Voters Think U.S. Needs to Spend More on Defense
With Americans increasingly worried out about their safety on the home front, more voters than ever think the United States needs to spend more on national security.
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August 20, 2015
August 20, 2015
Clinton's E-Mail: Serious Scandal or No Big Deal?
Federal authorities continue to investigate whether Hillary Clinton sent and received top secret e-mails through a private server during her time as secretary of State, and some speculate that the controversy is putting her run for the presidency at risk. But how serious a problem is it really to voters?
August 20, 2015
Black Lives Matter Or All Lives Matter?
Yes, black lives matter, but don’t all lives matter? That seems to be the subject of some political dispute.
August 19, 2015
Do Muslims Like America More?
Few voters think America's relationship with the Muslim world is improving, but they are more confident now that Muslims around the world don't see the United States as an enemy.
August 19, 2015
Voters Rate Jimmy Carter’s Legacy
Former President Jimmy Carter announced last week that he is losing his battle with cancer.
August 11, 2015
Are Most Voters Still Clueless?
Voters feel strongly that citizens in democratic countries have a responsibility to stay informed but still doubt overwhelmingly that that's the case here in America.
August 10, 2015
Do Most Voters Want to Skimp on Their Taxes?
Donald Trump said recently that he tries to pay as little in taxes as possible, but most Americans don’t agree and insist they want to pay their fair share. The problem is most think they already are paying more than their fair share in taxes.
August 6, 2015
Obama vs. Congress: Politics As Usual?
President Obama and the Republican-controlled Congress don’t agree on much, but many voters still wonder what’s really fueling the tension.
August 5, 2015
Yes or No to Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood?
Voters may not approve of Planned Parenthood’s sale of the body organs of aborted babies, but are they ready to pull government funding from the group as a majority of U.S. senators attempted recently?
July 31, 2015
Obama Says He Could Win Again - True or False?
In a recent speech criticizing African political leaders who stay too long in office, President Obama said he could win a third term if he ran for president again but acknowledged that U.S. law does not allow it. Could Obama win again?
July 31, 2015
Hey, Fellas, How ’Bout Some Teamwork?
Voters can’t make it much clearer, but apparently President Obama and Congress still don’t get the message.
July 30, 2015
Voters Still Have Faith in Society
Even though voters don’t have much faith that the country’s best days lie ahead, most still believe America is a good place to live.
July 29, 2015
Is the GOP on the Brink of Civil War?
Senator Ted Cruz voiced the unhappiness of many Republican conservatives when he took to the floor of the Senate last Friday and in a rare intraparty broadside accused GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of lying. Veteran Republican senators quickly rallied to McConnell’s defense.
July 29, 2015
Bigger Threat - al-Qaeda or ISIS?
FBI Director James Comey recently announced that the radical Islamic State group (ISIS) now poses a bigger security threat to the United States than al-Qaeda does. Americans appear to agree.
July 28, 2015
How Likely Is Justice Department Probe of Clinton’s E-mail?
Two federal inspectors general have asked the U.S. Justice Department to open an investigation into how then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton handled sensitive information on her private e-mail account. Most voters continue to have national security concerns about Clinton’s behavior but doubt that the federal government will do anything about it.
July 28, 2015
How Do Voters Feel About A 10% Cut in Federal Workers?
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush last week proposed cutting the number of federal employees by 10% as part of his budgetary assault on what he calls "Mount Washington." Are voters on board?
July 27, 2015
Voters Say Media Obsessed With Political Controversy
Why let the issues get in the way of a good story? That’s still the way most voters see the media’s coverage of presidential politics.
July 24, 2015
Voters Aren’t Buying Obama’s Story About IRS Scandal
President Obama told comedian Jon Stewart earlier this week that the Internal Revenue Service didn’t target Tea Party and other conservative groups on his watch and that a lack of funding by Congress was to blame for any problems at the tax-collecting agency. But voters still think something criminal was going on and are even more suspicious of what the president knew about it.
July 23, 2015
Is the U.S. Justice System Fair to Most of Us?
Voters are less likely than ever to think the U.S. system of justice is fair to the majority of Americans. But race remains a big factor in how voters respond.
July 23, 2015
Voters React to Military's New Transgender Policy
The Pentagon recently announced that transgender individuals will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, but for voters that's a close call.
