Will Trump Try To Make Money in the White House?
Most voters believe Donald Trump is likely to do things as president to make himself more money but still think he is no more unethical than other politicians.
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December 12, 2016
December 12, 2016
Most Approve of Former General Heading Defense Department
Some Trump opponents have questioned the president-elect’s decision to include several former top military officers in his Cabinet including one as secretary of Defense, but most voters don’t have a problem with that call.
December 9, 2016
Republicans Like Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Democrats Don't
Democrats dislike President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks to date, but Republicans are pretty happy with them. One of his more high-profile picks, former Republican primary rival Ben Carson, is much more familiar to voters now than he was in the early days of the presidential campaign.
December 9, 2016
Sorry, Joe, Most Democrats Want A New Face in 2020
Vice President Joe Biden flirted this week with the possibility of running for president in 2020. But while his fellow Democrats like Biden a lot, they strongly feel their party needs to run a newcomer for the White House next time around.
December 8, 2016
Should Trump Scrap The Iran Deal?
President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised during his campaign that he would dismantle the “disastrous” nuclear deal the Obama administration negotiated with Iran last year. Voters doubt Iran will hold up its end of the bargain but are closely divided as to whether the new president should keep the deal or renegotiate it.
December 7, 2016
Politics Colors Views of New First Lady
Partisan politics even invade attitudes about the president's wife as our first survey about incoming first lady Melania Trump shows.
December 7, 2016
Will Trump, GOP Congress Do What’s Best for America?
Republicans will soon control both Congress and the White House, and GOP voters strongly believe the country will be better off. Most Democrats and unaffiliated voters don’t share that confidence.
December 6, 2016
Most GOP Voters Want a Border Wall in Trump’s First Year
Republican support for building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border right away remains strong, but other voters are growing even less enthusiastic. With it or without it, voters are closely divided over whether President-elect Trump and the GOP Congress can stop illegal immigration into this country.
December 5, 2016
Rasmussen Reports Calls It Right
Rasmussen Reports told you all along that it was a much closer race than most other pollsters predicted. We weren’t surprised Election Night. They were. Now Real Clear Politics has posted the final results, and look who came in second out of 11 top pollsters who surveyed the four-way race.
December 5, 2016
Voters Say Trump Better for Small Business, Too Close to Big Business
Voters see President-elect Donald Trump as an improvement over President Obama when it comes to the handling of small business issues but are worried that he’ll be too chummy with big business.
December 5, 2016
Voters Expect Trump to Move Supreme Court to the Right
Voters put a lot of stock in the selection of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice this election cycle , and most believe President-elect Donald Trump will nominate justices who are strict constitutionalists. They are more divided as to whether Trump’s nominees will be too conservative or about right politically.
December 2, 2016
Most Favor Death Penalty for Charleston Church Shooter
Jury selection is underway in the federal trial of Dylann Roof who stands accused of the shooting deaths of a pastor and eight parishioners in a black Charleston, South Carolina church last year. Most Americans believe Roof deserves the death penalty if found guilty.
December 1, 2016
Most Expect Major Action in Trump’s First 100 Days
Most voters expect big things from President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Congress right from the start but aren’t quite as optimistic as when Barack Obama and Democrats took full charge in 2009.
December 1, 2016
Did ‘Fake News’ Sway The Election?
Still struggling to explain Donald Trump's surprise victory, Hillary Clinton and many of her supporters first blamed FBI Director James Comey. In recent days, some have turned to what they are calling "fake news" on social media sites, insisting that the deliberate spread of false information may have been a deciding factor.
November 30, 2016
Americans Rate Race Relations Even Worse in Government
Confidence in U.S. race relations hit an all-time low earlier this year, but Americans think they’re even worse in politics and government. However, most don’t think Americans are inherently racist.
November 30, 2016
Most Say Recount Unlikely to Take Away Trump’s Win
Most Democrats welcome a presidential vote recount in three key states; most Republicans and unaffiliated voters do not. But the majority of voters in all three groups think a recount is unlikely to reverse Donald Trump’s victory. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
November 30, 2016
Are Trump's Businesses Bad for the Presidency?
President-elect Donald Trump has assured the American public that his wide array of business dealings around the world won’t impact his decisions as chief executive, but most voters have concerns about whether that will truly be the case. Democrats are far more concerned than other voters are, however.
November 29, 2016
Should Presidents Include Political Opponents In Their Cabinets?
President-elect Donald Trump has been busy meeting with potential members of his Cabinet, including some who were vocal opponents of his campaign. Voters overwhelmingly believe that a president’s Cabinet is important to his administration’s success, but are less sure about the benefits of bringing in political opponents.
November 28, 2016
U.S. Voters Still View Fidel Castro Unfavorably
Communist revolutionary and longtime leader of Cuba Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, but U.S. voters haven’t changed their opinions of the man who defied the United States for decades.
November 28, 2016
50% Still Say Abortion Is Morally Wrong
As the Roman Catholic Church softens its stance on women who receive abortions, most U.S. voters remain pro-choice on the issue but half still see abortions as morally wrong in most cases.
