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                            August 11, 2016Most Want to See Clinton, Trump Tax Returns, Medical Records
Republicans are again asking questions about Hillary Clinton's health, while Democrats continue to insist that Donald Trump release his tax returns. Most voters still believe major White House hopefuls should make public recent tax returns, but now most also think they should release their medical records, too.
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                            August 10, 2016Most Say Union Leaders Out of Touch With Members
Most voters – including those who are now or have been union members - believe the majority of union leaders are out of touch with their membership nationwide.

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                            August 10, 2016Voters See Trump As His Own Worst Enemy
Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan wrote earlier this year that the only person who can beat Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is Trump himself, and so far voters think that's exactly what he's doing.

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                            August 9, 2016Most Still Oppose Government Prosecution of Global Warming Critics
Attorneys general in 15 states are attempting to prosecute corporations and individuals that they believe are misleading the public about global warming. Their action which critics claim is a violation of freedom of speech has prompted a congressional investigation. Most voters continue to believe the scientific debate about global warming is not over and oppose government action against those who question it.

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                            August 9, 2016GOPers Favor Ryan’s Reelection But Think Party Should Be More Like Trump
Republicans still prefer a party that’s more like Donald Trump but hope nevertheless that House Speaker Paul Ryan defeats his anti-establishment opponent in today’s Wisconsin GOP primary.

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                            August 8, 2016Pence vs. Kaine, and the Winner Is …
If the presidential contest suddenly boiled down to a battle between the two vice presidential candidates, Republicans have the edge.

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                            August 8, 2016Democrats, Republicans Driven By Different Issues This Election
The economy remains the number one issue for all voters this election cycle, but Republicans are a lot more worried about national security than Democrats and unaffiliated voters are.

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                            August 5, 2016Most Still Say U.S. At War With Radical Islamic Terrorism
President Obama and Hillary Clinton still won't say it, but most voters continue to believe the United States is at war with radical Islamic terrorism.

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                            August 5, 2016If Trump’s ‘Unfit to Serve,’ What About Clinton?
President Obama earlier this week denounced Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as “unfit to serve” and “woefully unprepared to do this job.” Nearly half of voters agree, but they’re not so sure about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton either.

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                            August 4, 2016Democrats More Protective of Private E-Mails Than Other Voters
Voters are more confident in the federal government these days to protect its secrets, but many, particularly Democrats, think the media shouldn’t publish the private e-mails of public officials even if they’re leaked to them.

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                            August 3, 2016Most Say Clinton Hiding Something in Deleted E-mails, Don’t Balk at Russia’s Help
Voters are very suspicious about the 30,000 e-mails Hillary Clinton and her staff chose to delete and not turn over to the FBI and aren’t all together sure it would be a bad thing if Russia returned those e-mails to investigators here.

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                            August 2, 2016Fewer Voters Plan to Sit Out Clinton-Trump Contest
So how many voters still plan to sit this election out now that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the official major party presidential nominees?

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                            August 1, 2016Voters See Conventions As More of Plus for Clinton Than Trump
Voters followed both national political conventions with equal interest over the last couple weeks but think Hillary Clinton benefited more from hers than Donald Trump did from his.

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                            July 29, 2016Can France, Europe Defeat Islamic Terrorism?
Americans aren’t confident that France can defeat the radical Islamicists terrorizing their country and worry that Europe is losing the war against terrorism.

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                            July 29, 2016Voters Expect Bill Clinton To Be A Policymaker in Wife’s Administration
Bill Clinton used to tell voters during his 1992 campaign for the presidency that they would be getting "two for the price of one" if he was elected, referring to his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton. Voters are strongly convinced that they'll get the same deal if Mrs. Clinton is elected to the White House this fall.

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                            July 28, 2016Support for Body Cameras Up, Police Expected to Benefit Most
More Americans favor requiring police officers to wear body cameras while on duty but still tend to believe they will protect the cops more than those they deal with.

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                            July 28, 2016Kaine Provides Little Spark to Clinton Ticket
Despite complaints from progressives in her party, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s decision to make Virginia Senator Tim Kaine her running mate makes little difference to voters.

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                            July 27, 201628% Have Switched Presidential Choice Since January 1
Voters give mixed marks to this year’s primaries and candidate debates, but a sizable number say they’ve changed horses since the first of the year.

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                            July 27, 2016Voters Turn to Cable News First; Fox Still #1
Voters still prefer cable news over the big three traditional television networks when it comes to political news, and despite the recent sexual harassment controversy that led to the resignation of its chairman, Fox News continues to lead the pack. Which political party a voter is affiliated with also remains a key indicator of his or her viewing habits.

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                            July 26, 2016Democrats Think Sanders Voters Likely to Support Clinton
Less that half of Democrats feel Hillary Clinton has done enough to win over supporters of her primary rival Senator Bernie Sanders, but most voters in their party still think there's a good chance Sanders supporters will back Clinton in the fall.