Why Are Americans Buying So Many Guns?
Law-abiding Americans are buying guns at a record pace, and most tell us it’s for self-defense. Democrats, however, are far more likely than others to believe it is too easy to buy a gun these days.
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April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016
Most Still Oppose Religious Freedom Laws
Mississippi and North Carolina are the latest states to adopt laws that allow a private business not to serve someone if it violates the business owner's religious beliefs, but critics contend that gay, lesbian and transgender customers will suffer. Most voters nationwide agree and still don’t want their state to adopt such laws.
April 12, 2016
Most Republicans Say Kasich, Cruz Ready to Be President, Not Trump
Most Republicans think Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich have what it takes to be president, but GOP voters are evenly divided over whether the same is true of Donald Trump. Among all voters, however, only Kasich fills the bill.
April 12, 2016
Democrats See Clinton As More Qualified Than Sanders To Be President
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders entered a war of words recently over whether the other is qualified for the White House. Democrats see Clinton as more qualified, but voters in general are more critical of both candidates’ credentials.
April 11, 2016
GOP Voters Still See Trump’s Chances for Nomination Better than Cruz’s
Ted Cruz may have picked up more delegates than Donald Trump in recent days, but Republican voters don’t rate his chances for their party’s presidential nomination nearly as highly yet.
April 11, 2016
No Trump, No Show for 33% of GOP Voters
Members of the establishment in both major political parties worry that supporters of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders will not align with the party’s eventual nominee if their guy isn't chosen, but that appears to be a much more serious problem for Republicans than for Democrats.
April 7, 2016
Voters Criticize the Primary Process
Voters are more critical of the presidential primary process than they have been in the past.
April 7, 2016
GOP’s Ryan Loses to Clinton, Sanders
Some top Republicans see House Speaker Paul Ryan as the party’s savior if they can just make him the GOP presidential nominee. But Ryan loses to both major Democratic candidates in head-to-head matchups, with roughly a quarter of Republicans looking somewhere else.
April 7, 2016
Most Doubt Next President Will Secure the Border
Few voters think the government will bring illegal immigration to an end regardless of who wins the White House in November. Most believe amnesty for illegal immigrants is more likely to happen instead.
April 6, 2016
Voters Put More Emphasis on Abortion As A Voting Issue
Presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have both had to do damage control recently following comments they made about abortion. Voters place more importance than ever on the issue, and most remain pro-choice.
April 6, 2016
GOP Voters Still Favor Border Wall, Other Voters Less So
Most Republicans still favor construction of a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, but support is down among voters overall. Three-out-of-four, however, say illegal immigration is important to their vote this fall.
April 6, 2016
Kasich Plays the Spoiler
Why is John Kasich still in the race for the Republican nomination?
His shutout in yesterday’s Wisconsin Primary shows there’s no groundswell of support for a non-angry, traditional Republican candidate in the race despite all the bad things he, the media and other prominent GOP officials have had to say about Donald Trump. There’s a perception that Ted Cruz is picking up some momentum, while Trump’s momentum is slowing. But Kasich? Forget it.
April 5, 2016
51% in GOP Say Candidate Who Enters Convention with Most Delegates Should Be Nominee
While Republican Party leaders talk increasingly of a brokered convention, just over half of GOP voters think their presidential nominee should be the candidate who arrives at the convention with the most delegates.
April 5, 2016
Should The U.S. Leave NATO?
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump recently referred to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as “obsolete” and questioned why U.S. taxpayers should still be paying heavily to defend Europe and South Korea. But most voters think those long-standing arrangements are just fine.
April 4, 2016
GOP Voters Still Support Trump’s Muslim Ban
Support remains high and unchanged among Republicans for GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States.
April 4, 2016
51% of Democrats Oppose Their Party’s Superdelegate System
The presidential primary process to choose the Democratic nominee includes the use of superdelegates, individuals selected by the party who can support any candidate at the party's convention regardless of who wins their state's popular vote. But just over half of Democrats cry foul at the system.
March 31, 2016
Support for State Secession Holds Steady
Despite the continuing anger over the policies of the federal government, another Civil War does not appear to be in the making.
March 30, 2016
Are Candidates' Wives Key to a Campaign?
Voters aren’t attaching as much importance to the presidential candidates’ spouses as they did eight years ago.
March 30, 2016
Only 31% of GOP Voters Care If Failed Hopefuls Support Nominee
It’s down and dirty time for the GOP. All three remaining Republican candidates refused to say at a CNN town hall last night whether they would support the party’s eventual presidential nominee if they didn’t win.
March 29, 2016
Voters Want Spending Cuts But Don’t Expect Any
Like they have for years, most voters want Congress to stop spending so much money, but they don’t actually believe it’s going to happen.
