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July 3, 2018

Voters Want Senate to Move ASAP on Supreme Court Vacancy

Voters agree with President Trump and Senate Republicans that the time to put a new justice on the U.S. Supreme Court is now.

July 2, 2018

More Voters Now Want Merit-Based Immigration, Not Family-Based

This weekend, Americans nationwide protested against the separation of immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

July 2, 2018

Republicans See Successful Presidency for Trump

For Republicans, Donald Trump’s presidency will go down in the record books as a successful one. But for Democrats, Trump's time in the White House won't be praised.

June 29, 2018

Voters Think It’s Easier for Illegals to Get In, Stay In Compared to Other Countries

Despite President Trump’s efforts to toughen border enforcement, voters still think it’s easier for illegal immigrants to get into the United States and stay here than in much of the rest of the world.

June 28, 2018

Voters Are Still Angry at the Feds, Media

Tempers are running hot across the political aisle these days, and while voters are as angry at the government as ever, they’re less angry with the media these days.

June 27, 2018

31% Think U.S. Civil War Likely Soon

Most voters fear that political violence is coming from opponents of the president’s policies, just as they did in the second year of Barack Obama’s presidency, and nearly one-in-three think a civil war is next.

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June 26, 2018

51% Say Trump to Blame for Bad Relationship with Press

Half of voters point the finger at President Trump for his troubled relationship with the press, but a sizable number don’t think it’s possible for the president to get a fair shake from the media no matter what he does.

June 25, 2018

Voters Don’t Regret Hillary’s Loss

The economy’s booming, but America remains sorely divided. Would we all be better off with a second President Clinton in the White House instead? Voters don’t think so.

June 25, 2018

51% See Democrats as Party of 'Identity Politics and Victimology'

A Democratic gubernatorial candidate from Wisconsin raised eyebrows last week when he said his party is now made up of warring identity groups that won't assimilate. A sizable number of Democrats - and just over half of all voters - agree.

June 22, 2018

33% Support Creating a National ‘Space Force’

A proposal has been made to create a national “Space Force” that would be the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces. While just one-in-three voters support this proposal, half see space as key to national security.

June 21, 2018

Voters Blame Parents, Not Feds, For Border Children Crisis

Most voters blame the parents of the separated children at the border for the latest illegal immigration crisis, not the federal government.

June 20, 2018

Those Closely Following Trump Choose TV News

In this day and age, people can get their news from a variety of different mediums. For voters closely following news related to President Trump, the television is a must-watch source.

June 19, 2018

Voters Say Senior Fed Cops Likely Broke Law to Stop Trump

Just over half of voters continue to believe some of the nation’s top cops may have acted illegally to keep President Trump from being elected.

June 18, 2018

50% Say No to Living in a Sanctuary Community

A federal judge ruled earlier this month that the Trump administration cannot deny Philadelphia grant money because of its status as a sanctuary city that protects illegal immigrants from federal immigration authorities.

June 15, 2018

Republicans Hugely Confident in North Korea Deal; Democrats Hate It

Following President Trump’s summit with dictator Kim Jong Un, voters are only slightly more positive about the president’s dealings with North Korea but are cautiously optimistic about the denuclearization deal the two men signed...

June 14, 2018

Most Still Think Newcomers Need to Adopt the Language, Culture

More than half of voters continue to see American society as fair and decent and that newcomers to this country should adopt American culture.

June 14, 2018

38% of Voters Optimistic About Proposed Trump-Putin Summit

The White House is currently in the early stages of planning a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in an effort to improve Russian-American relations.

June 14, 2018

Voters Still See Voter Fraud As A Problem

The Supreme Court this week upheld Ohio’s aggressive efforts to purge voter rolls of people who haven’t cast ballots in a while, much to the dismay of liberal voters’ rights groups. But few voters have ever been illegally denied the right to vote, and they think it happens less often than illegally allowing people to vote.

June 13, 2018

Voters Say NAFTA Better for Canada Than for U.S.

Voters tend to think Canada, like Mexico, benefits more from NAFTA than the United States does. But even after the weekend flare-up over trade policy between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, they aren’t particularly worried about relations with our northern neighbor.

June 13, 2018

More Voters Think A Better NAFTA Is Likely

Voters remain suspicious about free trade deals with other countries, and even more now feel ongoing renegotiations with Canada and Mexico are likely to make the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) better for America.