Voters Say Most Politicians Want Bigger, More Expensive Government
Voters still agree most politicians are intent on growing the size of government but aren’t as worried about that as they used to be.
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April 16, 2020
March 10, 2020
Voters to Pols: Leave Individual Judges Alone
Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer got himself in hot water last week with a public attack on two U.S. Supreme Court justices. While voters see judges as political creatures, most disapprove of threatening judges by name.
March 6, 2020
Voters See Less Politics on Supreme Court and Want It That Way
Voters are less convinced these days that the U.S. Supreme Court is driven by politics despite Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s recent accusation that some of her fellow justices have a pro-Trump bias. But voters still strongly believe the members of the high court should keep their political views to themselves.
February 27, 2020
Voters Remain Cool to Socialism Despite Bernie’s Surge
Despite Bernie Sanders’ front-runner status in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, voters aren’t showing more enthusiasm for socialism. Democrats remain more receptive than other voters, however.
February 26, 2020
GOP Voters Approve of Republicans in Congress for First Time in Years
So much for bipartisanship. Most Republicans are finally happy with the job their representatives in Congress are doing, while Democrats are even happier with theirs than they have been in the past.
February 25, 2020
Most Call for Presidential Candidates’ Medical Records
With 78-year-old Bernie Sanders’ surge to the lead in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, questions are being raised about his health, especially following a heart attack several months ago. A sizable majority of voters says a candidate’s health is an important voting issue, and most think major presidential candidates should make their medical records public.
February 24, 2020
42% Favor Congressional Override of Presidential Pardons
Some Democrats were unhappy with President Trump’s recent pardoning of several convicted felons, but voters are closely divided over whether Congress should be able to stop those pardons.
February 17, 2020
51% Say Any Democrat Likely to Defeat Trump
Just over half of voters think Democrats have a good chance of defeating President Trump in November, no matter which opponent he faces.
February 12, 2020
Most Turn Thumbs-Down on Mandatory Voting
Several countries including Australia have made voting compulsory, and California is considering a similar law that would penalize those who don’t vote. But voters nationally still don’t like that idea and tend to think worse government would be the end result.
February 12, 2020
Voters Still Want Budget Cuts, With An Eye on Entitlements
Voters agree the $4 trillion-plus the federal government now spends annually is too much and favor budget cuts, especially in entitlement programs. But most also consider it highly unlikely that spending cuts will occur.
February 11, 2020
39% of Republicans Want to Expel Romney from GOP; 18% Undecided
Mitt Romney was the only Republican senator who voted guilty last week on one of the impeachment counts brought against President Trump by House Democrats. Many Republicans were furious at Romney, and a sizable number of GOP voters are ready to throw him out of the party.
February 7, 2020
47% of Users Under 40 Say Social Media Influences Their Politics
Social media is having a greater impact on the nation’s political debate, with nearly half of younger voters now saying it influences their opinions. But with YouTube the latest to announce censorship efforts, voters have little confidence that social media will be able to fairly weed out questionable material.
February 5, 2020
Health Care, Economy Top Voter Concerns This Election Year
Health care and the economy dominate voter concerns as America begins the slow formal crawl to the next presidential election.
February 3, 2020
Voters Like Primaries But Not Iowa, New Hampshire Always First
Voters are more supportive than ever of state primaries as the way to choose presidential nominees but are far less sure about letting Iowa and New Hampshire lead the way.
January 29, 2020
Most, But Not As Many, See A Woman President Coming
With Democrat Elizabeth Warren’s chances appearing to fade, voters are less sure a woman will be elected president than they were when Hillary Clinton was on deck, although most still think one is coming. Voters also still prefer giving a successful president a chance to be reelected.
January 29, 2020
35% Say U.S. Elections Unfair
With the Iowa caucuses just days away, voters are more confident about U.S. elections than they were four years ago. But most still don’t believe the federal government has the consent of those it governs.
January 23, 2020
Sorry, Hillary, But Voters Prefer Bernie Over You
Hillary Clinton made headlines earlier this week when she told an interviewer that no one in Congress likes Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. But their fellow Democrats – and voters in general – like Bernie more than Hillary.
January 13, 2020
More Voters Think GOP - If You Count Trump As A Republican
Voters identify more with Republicans than Democrats when it comes to the issues – unless you regard President Trump as a party of his own.
January 6, 2020
Voters Question Length of Campaign, Number of Democratic Debates
A sizable majority of voters still believes the campaign for the White House every four years goes on too long, and half complain that Democrats are overdoing it when it comes to debates.
December 27, 2019
Women Favor World Run By Women More Than Men Do
Women are a lot more convinced than men that a world run by women would be better place for all.
