More Republicans Align With Trump, Not Congress
Republicans relate more to President Trump these days than they have since he was first elected, and they believe more strongly now that it’s important to keep the party on his side.
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July 27, 2018
July 26, 2018
73% Say It’s Likely Iran Will Develop Nuclear Weapons
Voters continue to believe there's a strong possibility Iran will create a nuclear weapon soon, but they rate the threat of an Iranian nuclear attack as greater for Israel than for the United States.
July 25, 2018
Democrats Like Socialism But Say ‘No’ to Becoming A Socialist Party
Democrats are less likely to know what socialism is compared to other voters but have a much more favorable opinion of it. They stop well short, however, of thinking the Democratic Party should become a national socialist party.
July 24, 2018
Voters Opposed to Illegal Immigrants Voting in Local Elections
San Francisco is allowing non-citizen parents and guardians of children, including illegal immigrants, to vote in the upcoming school board elections.
July 24, 2018
Does the Government Do A Good Job Keeping Secrets?
As Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicts more Russian intelligence officials for hacking and publicly releasing Democrats’ e-mails as part of an effort to interfere with the 2016 presidential campaign, voters are leery of just how well the U.S. government protects its secrets and are divided over whether illegally obtained e-mails should be reported by the media.
July 23, 2018
Most Democrats Side With Those Who Say Trump Is A Traitor
Democrats strongly defend those who think President Trump is a traitor. Other voters say they’re just playing politics with the claim.
July 23, 2018
Trump Seen As More Faithful to the U.S. Constitution Than Obama
Voters still have a strong attachment to the U.S. Constitution and think President Trump has been more faithful to it than his predecessor in the White House.
July 20, 2018
Republicans See Trump As More Aggressive With Russia
President Trump caught flack even from members of his own party following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but most Republicans think Trump is more aggressive with Russia than his predecessors and a majority of all voters continue to agree with Trump that Russia is an asset.
July 19, 2018
Do U.S. Intelligence Agencies Have a Political Agenda?
Despite the media frenzy over President Trump’s comments about U.S. intelligence following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, voters still think U.S intelligence agencies are doing a good job. However, they don’t deny that these agencies may be serving a larger agenda.
July 19, 2018
How Did Trump Do With Putin? Party Makes A Difference - Again
Despite the media’s deep unhappiness over President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, most Republicans think he did just fine. Democrats and unaffiliated voters disagree.
July 19, 2018
Voters Think Congress Puts Media Concerns Ahead of Voters
Voters don’t think Congress cares about them and is more interested in pleasing the media.
July 18, 2018
Voters Fear Government With Too Much Power
Voters still see an overpowered government as a bigger danger to the world than an underpowered one.
July 18, 2018
Trump's Alleged Ties to Russia, Illegal Immigration Top Concerns for Voters
As President Trump sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin, voters continued to express concerns about his administration’s Russia connection, but worries about illegal immigration have climbed to near the top of the list of voter concerns as well.
July 17, 2018
73% of Democrats Want ‘A Fresh Face’ As 2020 Nominee
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are among those touted as serious Democratic presidential contenders in 2020, but three-out-of-four Democrats think their party needs to turn to someone new.
July 17, 2018
Economic Sanctions - Do They Work on Russia?
The United States has imposed economic sanctions on Russia for several years in an effort to change some of the latter's aggressive policies, but voters aren’t convinced that those sanctions have worked very well.
July 16, 2018
Just 21% Say U.S.-Russia Relations Will Get Better
After a delayed start this morning, the much anticipated meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is now under way, but voters aren’t optimistic about future relations with the former Cold War foe.
July 12, 2018
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.
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.
