33% Say New York Times Is Usually Accurate
Fake news or the real thing? Only one-in-three voters think the New York Times gets it completely right most of the time.
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September 26, 2019
September 25, 2019
Voters Are More Likely Now To Put Environment Ahead of the Economy
With a robust economy and a booming jobs market, voters are feeling more protective of the environment than they have in the past.
September 25, 2019
Trump 47%, Biden 43%
Most voters expect Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee, but President Trump has the edge for now in next year’s presidential race.
September 20, 2019
Most Don’t See More Women Leaders As Better for Society
Voters aren’t convinced that more women political leaders are the way to go, perhaps in part because most think men and women have more common interests than not.
September 19, 2019
Voters See Kavanaugh Impeachment As Long Shot At Best
While the multiple allegations against Brett Kavanaugh remain unproven, women are more suspicious of the Supreme Court justice than men, but even Democrats don’t expect him to be impeached by Congress.
September 17, 2019
Biden Remains Well in Charge After Latest Debate
The widely anticipated showdown between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren at last week’s Democratic debate was a no-show, and Biden is still comfortably ahead in the race to be his party’s next presidential nominee.
September 12, 2019
Voters Fear Economic Impact of Abrupt End to Fracking
The United States has become the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas thanks to the use of fracking, an hydraulic drilling practice opposed by many environmentalists. Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has vowed to end fracking if she’s elected, but voters aren’t sure that’s such a good idea.
September 10, 2019
Most Still Oppose Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Massachusetts legislators are close to voting on whether to join the 13 states that now let illegal immigrants get legal driver’s licenses. While support continues to grow among voters nationally, most still oppose allowing such a policy where they live.
September 9, 2019
28% of Democrats Say It Should Be Illegal to Join the NRA
The National Rifle Association is America’s largest gun rights organization with more than five million members. But a sizable number of Democrats views it as a terrorist group and believes it should be against the law for Americans to belong to pro-gun rights organizations like the NRA.
September 6, 2019
Most Support Speeding Death Penalty for Mass Shooters
Attorney General William Barr hopes to make it easier and quicker to sentence mass shooters to death, and most Americans think that’s a good idea.
September 5, 2019
52% Plan to Vote Against Trump Next Year - For Now
Just over half of voters say they are likely to vote against President Trump next year, and most of them say Trump, not the Democratic candidate, is the likeliest reason why.
September 4, 2019
Biden’s Still Democrats’ Clear Favorite for 2020
The gaffes may be piling up on Joe Biden, but the former vice president is still well ahead in the race for next year’s Democratic presidential nomination.
September 3, 2019
47% Want Comey Prosecuted for Media Leaks
The U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general has concluded that James Comey improperly leaked information to the news media while he was serving as head of the FBI, and nearly half of voters think he should pay for it in court.
August 30, 2019
Trump Getting Tougher, Voters Say, But Most Want Russia As A Friend
Voters think President Trump is getting more aggressive with Russia, but most continue to believe it’s better to have the former Soviet Union as a friend than an enemy.
August 29, 2019
92% of GOP Voters Say Trump Is Likely 2020 Nominee
A former Illinois congressman is now the second candidate to announce he is challenging President Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2020, but it’s overwhelmingly Trump all the way for GOP voters.
August 28, 2019
61% Welcome Public Scrutiny of Big League Reporters
The New York Times and others are complaining that allies of President Trump are targeting hostile reporters by exposing controversial social media postings from their past. But most voters consider these reporters fair game for public criticism.
August 27, 2019
Good Economy, Yes, But No Thanks to Trump?
Voters give positive marks to the U.S. economy these days, but thanks to the usual partisan division on most all things Trump, they tend to think the president has little or nothing to do with it.
August 26, 2019
Bernie’s $16 Trillion ‘Green New Deal’ Is Close Call for Voters
Voters are almost evenly divided on a multi-trillion dollar Green New Deal plan to tackle climate change by Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders that would impact nearly all of the federal government.
August 23, 2019
Most Say Warren Lied About Native American Past But Don’t Care
Voters think Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has lied about her Native American heritage in the past, but most also say it’s not a critical issue when it comes to how they will vote.
August 22, 2019
Voters Don’t Trust Political News, Say Most Reporters Want to Stop Trump
Distrust of political news reporting remains at a record high, with just over half of voters now convinced that most in the media are out to get President Trump.
