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April 6, 2016

Kasich Plays the Spoiler

Why is John Kasich still in the race for the Republican nomination?

His shutout in yesterday’s Wisconsin Primary shows there’s no groundswell of support for a non-angry, traditional Republican candidate in the race despite all the bad things he, the media and other prominent GOP officials have had to say about Donald Trump. There’s a perception that Ted Cruz is picking up some momentum, while Trump’s momentum is slowing. But Kasich? Forget it.

April 5, 2016

51% in GOP Say Candidate Who Enters Convention with Most Delegates Should Be Nominee

While Republican Party leaders talk increasingly of a brokered convention, just over half of GOP voters think their presidential nominee should be the candidate who arrives at the convention with the most delegates.

April 5, 2016

Should The U.S. Leave NATO?

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump recently referred to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as “obsolete” and questioned why U.S. taxpayers should still be paying heavily to defend Europe and South Korea. But most voters think those long-standing arrangements are just fine.

April 4, 2016

GOP Voters Still Support Trump’s Muslim Ban

Support remains high and unchanged among Republicans for GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States.

April 4, 2016

51% of Democrats Oppose Their Party’s Superdelegate System

The presidential primary process to choose the Democratic nominee includes the use of superdelegates, individuals selected by the party who can support any candidate at the party's convention regardless of who wins their state's popular vote. But just over half of Democrats cry foul at the system.

March 31, 2016

Support for State Secession Holds Steady

Despite the continuing anger over the policies of the federal government, another Civil War does not appear to be in the making.

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March 30, 2016

Are Candidates' Wives Key to a Campaign?

Voters aren’t attaching as much importance to the presidential candidates’ spouses as they did eight years ago.

March 30, 2016

Only 31% of GOP Voters Care If Failed Hopefuls Support Nominee

It’s down and dirty time for the GOP. All three remaining Republican candidates refused to say at a CNN town hall last night whether they would support the party’s eventual presidential nominee if they didn’t win.

March 29, 2016

Voters Want Spending Cuts But Don’t Expect Any

Like they have for years, most voters want Congress to stop spending so much money, but they don’t actually believe it’s going to happen.

March 28, 2016

Voters See ISIS As Serious, Long-Term Threat

Following last week’s terrorist bombings in Brussels, U.S. voters remain strongly convinced that the radical Islamic State group (ISIS) is a major danger to the United States and see little chance of that threat diminishing anytime soon.

March 28, 2016

Most Don’t Want U.S. Promoting Democracy In Islamic World

Donald Trump has run afoul of the Republican establishment with his opposition to so-called "nation-building," but most voters think Trump's on the right track.

March 24, 2016

Americans Expect A Brussels-Like Attack At Home

Following the horrific bombings of an airport and metro station in Brussels earlier this week, a sizable number of Americans say they’ll be avoiding European travel in the near future and most expect a similar attack to happen on U.S. soil.

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March 23, 2016

Voters Rate Media Coverage of Election 2016

Television still reigns supreme when it comes to where voters turn for their political news, but the media get mixed reviews for their coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign so far.

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March 22, 2016

76% of GOP Voters Rate Their Own Congress as Out of Touch

No wonder Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are winning the Republican primaries: GOP voters are more fed up than ever with their elected representatives in Washington, D.C.

March 22, 2016

Voters Worry About Feds' Focus on Terror Here at Home

Even before what appears to be the latest major terrorist attack, this time in Brussels, more U.S. voters than ever have expressed concern about the U.S. government's vigilance on the home front.

March 21, 2016

Most Now Favor Trade, Two-Way Travel with Cuba

As part of his initiative to restore U.S.-Cuba relations, President Obama is only the second sitting president to visit the island nation off the coast of Florida, the first since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. Most voters now support Obama’s effort to reestablish those ties.

March 18, 2016

Trump Still Holds 15-Point Lead Over Cruz

Support for all three of the remaining Republican candidates has grown with the narrowing of the field, but Donald Trump still holds a double-digit lead over both his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination.

March 17, 2016

Voters Say the Bigger the Government, the More Corrupt

Voters see government corruption as a big problem, getting bigger the higher up in government it gets.

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March 17, 2016

Voters Fear More Political Violence, Blame Trump

Voters strongly believe candidates should tell it like it is, but most expect an increase in political violence this year, thanks in large part to Donald Trump’s unvarnished populist message.