Maine and Vermont are currently the only two states where a convicted felon can vote while he or she is still in prison, but with a new bill introduced in February, New Jersey may soon be added to that list. Most voters don’t feel that’s right, but Democrats and black voters are more receptive to it than others.
Ohio Governor John Kasich is joining with Arnold Schwarzenegger to champion a more centrist Republican Party, and Democrats think that’s a great idea. Republicans, however, are sticking with President Trump.
Most Americans think the death penalty is a fair punishment if the man accused of killing 17 people during a school shooting in Florida is convicted, and nearly half don’t think, in general, that leniency should be granted to suspected criminals if they are found to be mentally ill.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could have huge ramifications for unions.
Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe has resulted in 13 indictments against Russians for meddling in the 2016 presidential election, half of voters think it’s possible this alleged interference cost Hillary Clinton the presidency. But slightly more think the U.S. government also interferes in the elections of other countries.
Last Friday, Robert Mueller’s special investigation handed over indictments against 13 Russians for meddling in the 2016 election by using stolen identities from American citizens to promote mostly pro-Trump political activist campaigns through social media.
Voters think the president of the United States holds the right amount of power, though they’re not sure if that makes him the most powerful person in the world.
Voters think it’s important to consider spending cuts across the board to reduce the federal budget, but they think it’s the fault of politicians that nothing is getting cut.
Most voters continue to view the embattled Federal Bureau of Investigation favorably and aren’t ready to fire the FBI’s boss because of its failure to act on warning signs about the Florida school shooter.
President Trump’s plan to fix the nation’s ailing infrastructure calls for generating $1.5 trillion in upgrades through ventures involving the federal government, state government and private industry.
Though Congress and the president continue to introduce bills with increasingly more spending, most voters – including those who want a more hands-on government - don’t trust that taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely.
Congress just passed a bipartisan budget with billions of dollars in new defense and domestic spending. The president has proposed a new budget that would spend even more, projecting deficits long into the future. Most voters think a balanced budget is a better way to go economically, but they don’t foresee that happening anytime soon.
Over a year after President Obama left office, a sizable number of voters - including most Democrats - remain convinced that he's responsible for the continuing boom in the U.S. economy.
President Trump has proposed holding a massive parade in Washington, D.C. to showcase America’s military strength, but most voters don’t want it.
Senator Rand Paul stood as a lone dissenting voice late last week as Senate leaders rammed through a bipartisan budget that dramatically increases military and domestic spending.
For Democrats, the possible Trump-Russia connection remains the burning issue of the day. For the rest of voters, pocketbook issues and illegal immigration are priorities.
The government shut down for five- and-a-half hours Friday night as Congress wrestled to agree upon a spending bill to keep the government running, but voters would rather see a shutdown until Congress can cut spending.
A once-secret memo released last week scrutinizes the FBI and Justice Department officials for their surveillance practices of a former Trump campaign adviser, and half of voters think those officials went too far.
Most voters are now unwilling to give the FBI a pass when it comes to playing politics in the last presidential election.
The nation is better off economically than it has been in years, but most voters see America as an increasingly divided land with worse still to come.
