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May 6, 2019

Voters Oppose ‘Unlikely’ Impeachments of Trump, Barr, Kavanaugh

Congressional Democrats seem to be in an impeaching mood these days, but voters think their threats against President Trump, Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh are going nowhere.

May 3, 2019

Voters Say Trump’s Impeachment, Removal from Office Bad for Economy

Democrats remain convinced that President Obama is largely responsible for the economic boom that followed Donald Trump’s election, but voters in general agree that Trump’s impeachment would be bad news for the U.S. economy.

May 2, 2019

Voters See Need for Trump’s Asylum Crackdown

President Trump has announced that he is tightening up the process for foreigners seeking asylum in the United States to shift resources to the borders. Voters agree the asylum process needs work and that the borders need help.

April 30, 2019

Hillary Misses Her Presidency More Than Voters Do

Hillary Clinton’s back in the news, claiming once again that she was robbed in the 2016 election and that President Trump should be impeached. But voters don’t see a Hillary Clinton presidency as a better deal for them.

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April 24, 2019

Voters Say Impeachment Unlikely from Mueller Report Despite Media’s Efforts

Voters think Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report is unlikely to help congressional Democrats impeach President Trump, but they expect reporters to try to hurt the president with it if they can.

April 23, 2019

Just 31% Oppose Plan to Send Illegals to Sanctuary Communities

Voters still aren’t eager to live in so-called sanctuary communities, and they tend to support President Trump’s proposal to send illegal immigrants to those communities.

April 22, 2019

Many Reject Mueller’s Findings But Not Sure Why

A sizable number of voters don’t agree with the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, although many of them are not exactly sure why. Most voters think politics is the reason for the criticism.

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April 19, 2019

Voters Are Not Ready to Punish Israel for Netanyahu’s Reelection

A prominent Democratic congresswoman has called for cutting U.S. military aid to Israel following the reelection of the “Trump-like” Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. But voters here don’t appear ready to do that.

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April 18, 2019

Most Would Vote for Gay President, Not So Sure Others Would

Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is hoping to be the first openly gay presidential nominee of a major party. Most voters are willing to support a gay president, but they’re far less confident that others close to them feel the same way.

April 18, 2019

Many See 9/11 As A Fading Memory

A Muslim congresswoman has drawn criticism for recent comments that appeared to downplay the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, but voters are closely divided over whether Americans even remember that horrific day. One-in-three can’t say how many died in those attacks.

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April 17, 2019

Most Voters Want Jail Time for Assange

WikiLeaks honcho Julian Assange doesn’t have many friends among voters in this country, and a sizable majority want to send him to prison for leaking U.S. classified information via the internet.

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April 16, 2019

Most Say It’s Likely Obama, Top Aides Aware of Trump Spying

Most voters now suspect President Obama or his top people knew that intelligence agencies were spying on the Trump campaign, but they don’t expect anyone to be punished for breaking the law.

April 10, 2019

Democrats Hot for Trump’s Tax Records, Others A Lot Less So

Voters still think presidential candidates should make their tax returns public and that President Trump is no exception. But there’s much less interest in those records than there was in 2016, and most voters say their vote next year doesn’t turn on whether Trump’s tax returns are released.

April 9, 2019

Most Still Reject Reparations for Slavery

Democrats on Capitol Hill are once again talking about taxpayer-funded reparations as a tangible way to apologize for slavery in this country, but most voters still aren’t buying.

April 8, 2019

Voters Say Media Obsessed with Controversy, Too Quick to Judge

With charges and countercharges swirling around former Vice President Joe Biden, most voters continue to believe the media is all about controversy and too quick to convict public figures.

April 5, 2019

For Voters, Illegal Immigration Remains Big Problem, But Not for Democrats

Voters continue to view illegal immigration as a serious problem but don’t think Democrats want to stop it. Cutting foreign aid is one tool voters are willing to consider.

April 4, 2019

Voters Say Cost #1 Health Care Problem But Don’t See Government Solution

Voters continue to believe that cost is the number one problem by far with health care in America today, and most still say the solution is to get government out of the way.

April 2, 2019

Americans Strongly Believe Smollett Got Special Treatment

It pays to have powerful friends. That’s the way Americans see the case of TV actor Jussie Smollett.

April 1, 2019

Voters Are More Suspicious Now of Clinton Collusion

Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has ruled out collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians in 2016, voters, like senior Republicans, are turning a suspicious eye toward Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Most also still suspect high-level wrongdoing at the U.S. Department of Justice.

March 29, 2019

Political Party Governs Assessment of Media’s Mueller Coverage

President Trump’s exoneration by the Mueller report has highlighted the highly inaccurate reporting of many major media outlets, but partisan affiliation overrides the facts when it comes to how voters grade the media’s performance.