Voters Question Whether GOP, Democrats Ready to Tackle the Future
As the presidential candidates for both major parties lay out their agendas for the next four years, voters continue to question whether either side really knows where it’s going.
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November 11, 2015
November 10, 2015
Military Wants Concealed Carry Rights on Stateside Bases
America’s military risk their lives to defend this country, but now they want a better chance to defend themselves, too.
November 10, 2015
Americans Still Think War On Drugs Is Failing
Americans still firmly believe the war on drugs has been a failure, and few think more money will make a difference.
November 5, 2015
Voters Expect More U.S. Troops to Go to Syria
Voter confidence in the Obama administration’s fight against the radical Islamic group ISIS is down despite the president’s decision to send a small number of troops to Syria, perhaps because voters strongly suspect that more will soon be on the way.
November 5, 2015
35% Favor Expanding List of Those Who Can't Buy Guns
Support for the current federal system of background checks on gun purchasers remains high, but voters still question their effectiveness in reducing crime. One-in-three voters, however, want to expand the list of people who can be denied a gun.
November 4, 2015
Was Mixed Pot Message Toxic to Ohio Vote?
Ohio voters yesterday rejected by nearly a two-to-one margin a ballot initiative that would have legalized both medical and recreational marijuana, but mixing the two into one vote may have been supporters’ biggest mistake.
November 4, 2015
Voters Doubt Sincerity of Politicians Who Raise Gun Issues
Republicans rate gun issues more important to their vote than others do, but there’s a great deal of skepticism among all voters about politicians who raise gun-related issues.
November 3, 2015
Voters Favor 'Kate's Law' Sentences for Illegal Immigrant Felons
Senate Democrats recently blocked "Kate's Law," legislation intended to impose mandatory prison terms on illegal immigrants convicted of major felonies who have been deported but have again entered the United States illegally. The law was named after Kate Steinle, the young woman murdered this summer in San Francisco by just such a person.
November 3, 2015
Voters Are More Supportive of Their Right to a Gun
Even as they worry the federal government is a growing threat to their rights, voters continue to strongly value their basic constitutional freedoms. They are even more supportive now than they have been in the past of their right to bear arms.
October 30, 2015
Trump Still the Clear Leader After Latest Debate
Did Wednesday night’s debate make a difference in the Republican presidential race?
October 29, 2015
Most Democrats View Socialism Favorably
The man currently running a distant second for the Democratic presidential nomination, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, is a self-declared socialist, and most of his party’s voters now have a positive view of socialism. They are almost evenly divided as to whether they like capitalism or socialism more.
October 29, 2015
GOP Wins, CNBC Loses Last Night’s Debate
The latest Republican presidential debate was a textbook example of the media bias voters have complained about in surveys for years.
October 28, 2015
How Do GOP Voters Rate Their White House Contenders?
Going into their party’s third presidential debate this evening, Republicans aren’t overly enthusiastic about the candidates hoping to be the GOP standard-bearer next year.
October 28, 2015
Shutdown? What Shutdown?
It’s Halloween, and it’s government shutdown time again. The media, President Obama and most members of Congress are trying to scare us all again with the threat of closing down the federal government unless the national debt limit is raised.
October 27, 2015
Do Voters Trust Clinton, Trump?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump continue to be the national leaders in the Democratic and Republican presidential contests, but do most voters trust them?
October 27, 2015
More Voters Support Government Control of Campaign Contributions
Most voters continue to believe the government should regulate campaign contributions, but they also still feel that publishing the names of all contributors is more important than limiting what they give.
October 26, 2015
Will Speaker Ryan Challenge Obama More?
House Speaker John Boehner took his fellow Republicans by surprise when he abruptly resigned in the face of growing criticism from conservatives. The GOP struggled to find a replacement, with Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, the party's 2012 vice presidential nominee, finally talked into stepping up. But do Republican voters expect anything to change in Congress?
October 22, 2015
Voters Still Believe Society is Fair and Decent
American voters still generally have faith in society, though that faith is slipping.
October 22, 2015
Voters Think U.S. Should Stay Out of Latest Israeli-Palestinian Clash
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday and is set to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about the recent escalation of violence in Jerusalem between Israelis and Palestinians, but most voters don’t want to see much more U.S. involvement in the situation.
October 22, 2015
Voters Doubt Clinton's Honesty About Benghazi
Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify today before a special congressional committee about the attack in Benghazi that happened while she was secretary of State. Clinton claims the probe is politically motivated, but most voters don't think she's telling the whole story about the incident in Libya three years ago.
