Republicans Think U.S. Spends Too Much on Welfare, Democrats Disagree
Fewer Americans these days think the government is spending too much money on welfare programs, but Republicans and Democrats remain sharply divided on this issue.
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July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018
Most U.S. Voters Think Brexit is Going to Happen
Despite the turmoil in Britain, as two senior cabinet members to Prime Minister Theresa May resigned with just 100 days until the so-called Brexit deal is supposed to be done, most on this side of the pond think the ouster is still a go.
July 11, 2018
44% Want Kavanaugh Confirmed; 83% Say It’s Likely
Voters strongly suspect that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but they are not as supportive of him as they were of President Trump’s first choice for the high court.
July 10, 2018
Support for NATO Is Down
President Trump arrives in Brussels today for this year’s NATO summit meeting. At the top of Trump’s agenda is getting NATO allies to pay up for defense spending.
July 10, 2018
Anger Still Runs High Against Trump - And His Opponents
Anger continues to run high on both sides of the Trump divide, but Democrats are a bit hotter under the collar now than they were a year ago.
July 9, 2018
Most Think Every SCOTUS Nominee Should Get a Senate Vote
Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy today, a selection Democrats are vowing to stop even before the name is known. But most voters still believe that every nomination made by a president is entitled to a deciding vote by the U.S. Senate.
July 6, 2018
Voters Don’t See Universally-liked SCOTUS Nominee as a Possibility
President Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy by Monday, but voters don’t anticipate his pick will please everyone.
July 5, 2018
Most Don’t Want to Get Rid of ICE
A growing number of Democrats are calling for abolishing the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, but even among voters in their own party, there’s not much support for the idea. Maybe that’s because voters think the government needs to be even more aggressive in deporting illegal immigrants.
July 5, 2018
Voters Overwhelmingly Prefer Free Market to Socialism
In New York, a Democratic Socialist candidate just unseated a near-20-year veteran in one of the state’s Democratic congressional primaries, and she contends she represents the Democratic Party's future. But voters reject socialism in no uncertain terms.
July 3, 2018
Voters See Illegal Immigrants as a Strain on U.S. Budget
Voters tend to see illegal immigration in terms of its detriments to the country’s safety and financial bottom line.
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.
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.
