Voters Blame Politicians for Federal Deficit
Voters think it’s important to consider spending cuts across the board to reduce the federal budget, but they think it’s the fault of politicians that nothing is getting cut.
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February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
32% Say FBI Director Must Go
Most voters continue to view the embattled Federal Bureau of Investigation favorably and aren’t ready to fire the FBI’s boss because of its failure to act on warning signs about the Florida school shooter.
February 20, 2018
Support High for Trump's Infrastructure Plan
President Trump’s plan to fix the nation’s ailing infrastructure calls for generating $1.5 trillion in upgrades through ventures involving the federal government, state government and private industry.
February 19, 2018
Americans Now More Supportive of Further Gun Control, Feel Schools Less Safe
Following last week's school shooting in Florida, Americans rate more gun control on the same level with treatment of the mentally ill as the best way to stop incidents of this kind...
February 16, 2018
46% Say 'Yes' to Fracking, But Want Oil to Stay Here
A rise in U.S. shale production over the last several years has created a surplus of oil that is now in high demand from countries overseas.
February 16, 2018
Half of Americans Like Trump's Alternative to Food Stamps
President Trump has proposed shifting at least half of a food stamp recipient's monthly benefit from a monetary payment to a box of healthy, homegrown food. Nearly half of Americans believe it’s too easy to get food stamps and are open to this new plan.
February 15, 2018
Voters Don’t Trust Government With Their Tax Dollars
Though Congress and the president continue to introduce bills with increasingly more spending, most voters – including those who want a more hands-on government - don’t trust that taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely.
February 15, 2018
Voters Want Balanced Budget But Know Congress Isn’t Listening
Congress just passed a bipartisan budget with billions of dollars in new defense and domestic spending. The president has proposed a new budget that would spend even more, projecting deficits long into the future. Most voters think a balanced budget is a better way to go economically, but they don’t foresee that happening anytime soon.
February 15, 2018
Most Democrats Still Credit Obama for U.S. Economic Gains
Over a year after President Obama left office, a sizable number of voters - including most Democrats - remain convinced that he's responsible for the continuing boom in the U.S. economy.
February 14, 2018
Over Half of Voters Aren’t Cheering for a Military Parade
President Trump has proposed holding a massive parade in Washington, D.C. to showcase America’s military strength, but most voters don’t want it.
February 13, 2018
Voters Wonder Where Conservatives Are in Washington
Senator Rand Paul stood as a lone dissenting voice late last week as Senate leaders rammed through a bipartisan budget that dramatically increases military and domestic spending.
February 13, 2018
Democrats Still Obsessed with Russia, Other Voters Less So
For Democrats, the possible Trump-Russia connection remains the burning issue of the day. For the rest of voters, pocketbook issues and illegal immigration are priorities.
February 12, 2018
Voters Prefer Government Shutdown to More Spending
The government shut down for five- and-a-half hours Friday night as Congress wrestled to agree upon a spending bill to keep the government running, but voters would rather see a shutdown until Congress can cut spending.
February 12, 2018
35% Say #MeToo Movement Has Gone Too Far
The #MeToo movement is sweeping the nation, but a sizable number of Americans think it has gone too far.
February 8, 2018
50% Think Senior Law Enforcement Officials Broke the Law to Block Trump Presidency
A once-secret memo released last week scrutinizes the FBI and Justice Department officials for their surveillance practices of a former Trump campaign adviser, and half of voters think those officials went too far.
February 7, 2018
Voters Now More Confident U.S. Is Winning War Against ISIS
The United States is expected to begin pulling troops out of Iraq after the government there declared victory over the Islamic State Group (ISIS), and more voters now agree that America and its allies have won that war.
February 7, 2018
Just 42% Think Russia Meddled More in 2016 Election Than FBI
Most voters are now unwilling to give the FBI a pass when it comes to playing politics in the last presidential election.
February 6, 2018
54% Support Harsher Penalties For Police Attacks
Several states are considering a law that would make an attack on law enforcement officers a hate crime, and most voters continue to support a so-called “Blue Lives Matter” law.
February 5, 2018
Most Want Citizenship for Dreamers – And A Wall
Most voters favor the immigration reform plan detailed by President Trump in his State of the Union speech and think it’s likely to finally produce a secure southern border.
February 5, 2018
Voters Forecast: More Division Ahead
The nation is better off economically than it has been in years, but most voters see America as an increasingly divided land with worse still to come.
