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                            March 16, 2016Now What Do the GOP Elites Do?
The problem all along for the Republican elites opposed to Donald Trump is that they have no second act planned, and things just got worse for them after his latest collection of primary wins yesterday.
With Trump now over halfway to the delegate total needed to claim the GOP nomination and roughly 80% of Republican voters expecting him to be their nominee, are the elites going to continue their vicious advertising campaign against the billionaire businessman? Will Mitt Romney be joined by other prominent Republicans on the campaign trail to denounce Trump? At what point will GOP voters begin to wonder whether they – and not Trump – are the ones being opposed by the ostensible leaders of their own party?

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                            March 15, 2016Is the U.S. President the Most Powerful Man on Earth?
Voters believe more strongly these days that the president of the United States is the leader of the world community and that the level of power he has is appropriate.

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                            March 15, 2016Voters Say Presidential Candidates Follow The Money, Not the Voters
It's no surprise the populist campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have made waves this election season, considering the majority of voters think presidential candidates are more concerned with what their big donors think than with the concerns of the voters.

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                            March 14, 2016Only 14% Think Americans Are Informed Voters
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz are the latest public officials to question whether U.S. voters are really paying attention. Americans overwhelmingly believe they know the issues when they go to the polls but agree nearly as strongly that everybody else does not.

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                            March 14, 2016Voters More Unsure About America’s Future As A World Power
No wonder much of the campaign rhetoric this presidential election season has focused on America’s sinking prestige in the world: Voters are now much more uncertain what the future holds for U.S. power, even as they feel more strongly than ever that America is a special place.

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                            March 10, 2016Most Still Think Candidates Play Politics with Race Issues
Issues of race are a more serious concern now for voters, but most think politicians just use them to get ahead.

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                            March 10, 2016Voters Say No to Romney
Mitt Romney, the unsuccessful Republican presidential nominee in 2012, has come out swinging against Donald Trump and has even indicated he might accept the GOP nomination this year at a brokered national convention. But Romney’s endorsement doesn’t mean much to voters nor are they likely to vote for him in the fall.

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                            March 10, 2016Must Failed Wannabes Support Their Party’s Nominee?
All the major presidential candidates have pledged to support the eventual nominee of their respective political parties, but voters say that’s not a must.

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                            March 9, 2016Voters Like a Pro-Cop Candidate
Despite the continuing controversy over police shootings of black men in this country, it’s better for a political candidate to be pro-police than anti-police as far as voters are concerned.

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                            March 9, 2016“Never Trump” or “Always Trump”?
Love him or hate him, Republican front-runner Donald Trump has been the star of the 2016 presidential race so far, drawing the ire of many in the GOP establishment who coined the phrase “Never Trump” as an expression of their opposition on social media.

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                            March 8, 201624% of GOP Voters Are Very Likely to Vote for Trump If He Runs as a Third-Party Candidate
It could be bad news for the Republican establishment as it wages an unprecedented effort to stop Donald Trump from winning the party’s presidential nomination...

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                            March 8, 2016Have You Made A Political Donation Lately?
Americans are voting in record numbers in state primaries to date, but are they donating money to their favorite candidates as well?

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                            March 7, 2016Voters Strongly Reject Letting Illegal Immigrants Vote
A proposal has been made in New York City to allow illegal immigrants to vote for mayor and other top city officials. But voters continue to strongly oppose allowing illegal immigrants to vote at all and adamantly reject a plan like the one in New York City for their hometown.

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                            March 7, 2016Democrats More Excited Than GOP About A Clinton-Trump Race
The primary race is far from over, but most voters already say a choice between the two presidential front-runners, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, is not one they are particularly excited about.

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                            March 4, 2016Most Still Support Requiring Photo ID To Vote
In the thick of primary season, most voters still think their fellow Americans need to prove their identity before voting, although support for such laws is down slightly from previous years.

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                            March 3, 2016Trump or Clinton - Who Are Voters Most Likely to Vote Against?
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may be the presidential front-runners in their respective parties, but right now there are more voters who say they will vote against them than will vote for them.

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                            March 2, 2016Supreme Court Nominee Looms Large for Voters
Voters in both major political parties place high importance on the next U.S. Supreme Court nomination when it comes to Election 2016, but they are predictably divided when it comes to punishing or supporting senators who refuse to consider President Obama's nominee for the latest vacancy on the court.

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                            March 2, 2016Clinton Edges Ahead of Trump in Presidential Matchup
Donald Trump may still be winning Republican state primaries, but Hillary Clinton has now moved ahead of him in a hypothetical presidential matchup.

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                            March 1, 2016GOP Voters, Unaffiliateds More Influenced by Debates Than Democrats Are
Republicans and unaffiliated voters are more likely than Democrats to have changed candidates as a result of the 10 GOP and six Democratic presidential campaign debates. But most voters who have followed the debates are pretty much where they were before it all began.

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                            February 29, 2016Most Think Flint Water Crisis Is Being Politicized
Americans overwhelmingly believe the ongoing water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, is primarily a state and local responsibility and think the public outcry by prominent officials like President Obama and Hillary Clinton is more about politics than a solution to the problem.