For Most, Government Shutdown Is A Nothingburger
Voters are overwhelmingly aware that there’s a partial shutdown of the federal government, but so far at least it isn’t bothering them.
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January 4, 2019
January 3, 2019
Fewer Voters Believe U.S. Troops Sent Into Harm’s Way Too Often
As President Trump prepares to pull U.S. forces out of Syria, voters' beliefs that American political leaders put U.S. troops in danger too much is at its lowest level in more than five years.
December 28, 2018
Voters Are Far Less Gung-Ho About Middle East Involvement
On the heels of President Trump’s planned removal of troops from Syria, voters are far less likely to think the United States needs to be more hands-on in the Middle East.
December 27, 2018
Voters Have Faith U.S. Is Beating ISIS
President Trump’s declaration that he is pulling U.S. troops from Syria has many worried about the nation’s future at the hands of the radical Islamic State Group (ISIS). He said earlier in the year that the “primary mission” in Syria was to get rid of ISIS and that America had “completed that task.” Voters agree we’re winning the war against ISIS, even if they still consider the terrorist organization a major threat.
December 26, 2018
Voters Aren’t Sold on Troop Withdrawal from Syria
President Trump, intent on getting U.S. troops out of the Middle East, has angered hawkish members of both major political parties with his decision to withdraw from Syria. Voters tend to oppose his decision as well.
December 24, 2018
Parents Still Favor Armed Teachers In The Schools
A panel investigating the massacre at a Parkland, Florida high school earlier this year has recommended that certain trained, vetted teachers be allowed to carry firearms in school, a proposal supported by the Trump administration’s Federal Commission on School Safety. Parents of school-age children continue to think that's a good idea.
December 20, 2018
Most Still Reject Obamacare’s Insurance Requirement
A federal judge last week declared as unconstitutional Obamacare’s requirement that every American have health insurance. Most voters continue to oppose the so-called individual mandate as they have for years.
December 20, 2018
Voters Say Trump, Not Pelosi, Should Set Nation's Direction
Nancy Pelosi is poised to become the most powerful Democrat in Washington, D.C., but voters prefer that President Trump lead the way.
December 19, 2018
Most Voters Consider a Cyberattack an Act of War
Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government are suspected in a recent cyberattack on the Marriott hotel chain in which the personal information of millions of hotel guests was compromised. Nearly two-out-of-three voters think a cyberattack by another country is an act of war, and most think it poses a greater risk than a traditional military attack.
December 18, 2018
Voters Say Cabinet Important But Less So to Trump
There’s more turnover at the highest levels of the Trump administration, but voters aren’t surprised: They continue to believe President Trump is less dependent on his Cabinet than his predecessors in the White House.
December 18, 2018
21% Are Willing to Privately Contribute to Build Border Wall
Congress appears likely to refuse funding again for President Trump's border wall, but one-in-five voters are willing to dig into their own pockets to privately fund the barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border.
December 14, 2018
Support for Border Wall on the Rise Again, But Not At Govt Expense
President Trump warned that a partial government shutdown is looming following a heated meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer earlier this week in which the two parties failed to come to an agreement over spending for a border wall. Voters are getting more enthusiastic about building the wall, but they’re still not willing to risk a shutdown over it.
December 13, 2018
Most Voters Still See Government As A Problem
President Ronald Reagan said in his first inaugural address in 1981 that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem,” and voters still agree.
December 12, 2018
Voters Sour on Booker, Harris Giveaway Programs, See No Cut in Poverty
Several prominent Democrats trying to break out of the pack of potential 2020 presidential hopefuls are proposing new large-scale government spending programs. But voters aren’t big on these income transfer programs, and few think they will reduce the level of poverty.
December 12, 2018
Voters Say Government Has Too Much Power
Most voters continue to believe the government has too much power over the individual citizen.
December 10, 2018
Voters Reject Gender As Major Voting Factor
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, one of many Democrats with an eye on their party’s 2020 presidential nomination, tweeted last week that America’s future is female and “intersectional” (focused on overlapping areas of discrimination). But voters insist gender doesn’t drive how they vote.
December 6, 2018
Voters Fondly Remember George H.W. Bush
The liberal media which excoriated George H.W. Bush when he was president now proclaims its love for him following his death last week. Even most Democrats, it seems, now look favorably on the 41st president.
December 5, 2018
Confidence In New Trade Deal with Canada, Mexico is Up
Most voters think the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico will pass Congress, and they’re slightly more confident these days that it will be better for the United States than the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.
December 4, 2018
Voters Still See Mueller Charges Against Trump As Unlikely
Hope breeds eternal in the hearts of Democrats, but other voters see little chance of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation trapping President Trump.
December 4, 2018
Most Say Trump Reelection Likely in 2020
Most voters think President Trump is likely to win again in 2020, but Democrats are entering the upcoming presidential election more enthusiastically than other voters are.
