67% Say U.S. Society Fair and Decent, 43% Think Obama Agrees
Most voters continue to believe U.S. society is fair and decent, but far fewer feel President Obama agrees with them.
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April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011
Just One-In-Four View Geithner, Holder Favorably
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Attorney General Eric Holder remain two of the top players in the Obama administration, and most voters continue not to like them or not know who they are.
April 26, 2011
51% Say Hate is Growing in America
Half of adults nationwide believe hate is growing in this country, but Americans are more narrowly divided when it comes to punishing so-called hate crimes.
April 26, 2011
67% Favor Expanding Use of Nurse Practitioners For Routine Care
With a growing shortage of doctors projected for the years ahead, a number of states are considering or have already passed legislation that allows nurse practitioners to step in for physicians in routine cases. Most voters think that’s a good idea.
April 26, 2011
What Would Jesus Cut? By Debra J. Saunders
It wasn't that long ago when Democratic members of Congress were warning about conservative colleagues trying to insert their religion into politics by trying to cut funding for Planned Parenthood. For issues concerning family planning, the left generally agrees that it is wrong to impose religion on politics.
April 26, 2011
Just 23% Realize Deficit Largely Due to Commitments Made in 1960s and ‘70s
Even though the last session of Congress was one of the biggest spending in history, very few voters are aware that most of today’s federal budget deficit is actually the product of congressional decisions made decades ago.
April 26, 2011
Only the Republican Study Committee Budget Gets the Job Done By Tony Blankley
Last weekend, David Ignatius in his Washington Post column made a vital contribution to the debt and deficit debate: "Take the deficit pain now. It's a truth of economics and life that if you have bad news coming, take the hit early and get it behind you. You can't start building until the debris is out of the way."
April 25, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 40%
Republicans hold just a two-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 24, 2011. This is the narrowest gap between the two parties since October 2009.
April 25, 2011
43% Say Most Members of Congress Are Corrupt
Mark Twain once said, “It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” A large number of Americans share that skepticism.
April 25, 2011
Those Confident That America’s Best Days Lie Ahead Down to 31%
Voter confidence that the nation’s best days are still to come has fallen to its lowest level ever.
April 25, 2011
50% Recognize Official Debt Ceiling Figures Understate the Problem
Voters aren’t sure about the short-term implications of the debt ceiling debate, but they recognize that the official figures understate the magnitude of the problem.
April 25, 2011
53% Favor Health Care Repeal, Think Law Will Increase Deficit
Most voters still favor repeal of the national health care law and believe it will drive up the federal deficit even as President Obama and Congress are stepping up the debate on how to cut the government’s massive debt.
April 25, 2011
The Death of the 'Defined Benefit' By Michael Barone
The defined benefit is dying. Barack Obama is struggling to keep it alive, but it's apparent that it's something that even as bounteously rich a society as ours can't afford.
April 24, 2011
44% See Easter As One of Nation’s Most Important Holidays
It’s Easter Sunday, and 80% of Americans will have some sort of a family meal to celebrate the occasion.
April 24, 2011
Cult of 'Three Cups of Tea' Should Have Known Better By Debra J. Saunders
The first tip-off that Greg Mortenson's memoir "Three Cups of Tea" has some credibility issues comes in the book's introduction. Co-author David Oliver Relin writes that as Mortenson is flying over Pakistan, the helicopter pilot marvels to Mortenson, "I've been flying in northern Pakistan for 40 years. How is it you know the terrain better than me?"
April 23, 2011
Americans Send Mixed Signals On Online Gambling
The Justice Department recently cracked down on three top online poker websites, but Americans still appear to have more faith in the private sector than in the government when it comes to gambling on the Internet.
April 23, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 22, 2011
It was a week for looking back, but when Americans did look ahead, they didn’t like much of what they saw.
April 22, 2011
78% Believe Jesus Christ Was the Son of God
Today is the day Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who 78% of all Americans believe to be the son of God who came to Earth to die for our sins.
April 22, 2011
55% Say U.S. Military Involvement in Libya Unlikely To End This Year
Most voters now expect the U.S. military’s role in Libya to last beyond this year.
April 22, 2011
The Trouble With Trump By Joe Conason
Everything we really need to know about the character of Donald Trump was revealed when the wannabe president frivolously accused Barack Obama's late grandparents of committing fraud with his birth announcement. Trump told CNN that they had placed the Aug. 13, 1961, announcement in the Honolulu Advertiser because they wanted to get "welfare" and other benefits. But this casual falsehood revealed only the tiniest hint of the truth about Trump that Americans will discover if he actually runs for the White House.
