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May 21, 2019

Voters Think Feds, Not States, Should Decide Abortion Policy

Few voters think it’s too hard to get an abortion in America today, but several states are moving to make it harder. Voters still tend to think abortion policy should be set at the federal level, however.

May 20, 2019

Voters Still See Skills-Based Legal Entry As Immigration Fix

Voters continue to believe the U.S. immigration system is broken and still tend to favor shifting to the skills-based system that President Trump is proposing.

May 16, 2019

Americans Are More Comfortable with Existing Infrastructure

Repairing America’s infrastructure may be the only thing President Trump and congressional Democrats can agree on, but Americans aren’t nearly as worried about the country’s roads and bridges these days. They’re still not overly enthusiastic about paying for any repairs anyway.

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May 13, 2019

Voters See More Congressional Gridlock Ahead

Voters continue to say that illegal immigration is the most pressing issue for Congress, but they also still have very little confidence that President Trump and congressional Democrats can get anything done.

May 8, 2019

Voters Want Government to Get Tough on Those Who Overstay Visas

While the Trump administration works to shift U.S. visa policy to a merit-based system rather than a family-based one, most voters continue to favor a crackdown on those who overstay their welcome.

May 8, 2019

Voters Are More Welcoming of Trump’s Hard Line on Iran

As tensions escalate with Iran over its nuclear weapons program, voters here are more supportive of President Trump’s get-tough attitude but are not optimistic that it will bring needed change.

May 7, 2019

Most Still Oppose Benefits, Legal Rights for Illegal Immigrants

Voters continue to strongly oppose government benefits and constitutional legal rights for those here illegally and think the availability of those things is a magnet for further illegal immigration.

May 6, 2019

Voters Oppose ‘Unlikely’ Impeachments of Trump, Barr, Kavanaugh

Congressional Democrats seem to be in an impeaching mood these days, but voters think their threats against President Trump, Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh are going nowhere.

May 3, 2019

Voters Say Trump’s Impeachment, Removal from Office Bad for Economy

Democrats remain convinced that President Obama is largely responsible for the economic boom that followed Donald Trump’s election, but voters in general agree that Trump’s impeachment would be bad news for the U.S. economy.

May 2, 2019

Voters See Need for Trump’s Asylum Crackdown

President Trump has announced that he is tightening up the process for foreigners seeking asylum in the United States to shift resources to the borders. Voters agree the asylum process needs work and that the borders need help.

April 30, 2019

Hillary Misses Her Presidency More Than Voters Do

Hillary Clinton’s back in the news, claiming once again that she was robbed in the 2016 election and that President Trump should be impeached. But voters don’t see a Hillary Clinton presidency as a better deal for them.

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April 24, 2019

Voters Say Impeachment Unlikely from Mueller Report Despite Media’s Efforts

Voters think Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report is unlikely to help congressional Democrats impeach President Trump, but they expect reporters to try to hurt the president with it if they can.

April 23, 2019

Just 31% Oppose Plan to Send Illegals to Sanctuary Communities

Voters still aren’t eager to live in so-called sanctuary communities, and they tend to support President Trump’s proposal to send illegal immigrants to those communities.

April 22, 2019

Many Reject Mueller’s Findings But Not Sure Why

A sizable number of voters don’t agree with the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, although many of them are not exactly sure why. Most voters think politics is the reason for the criticism.

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April 19, 2019

Voters Are Not Ready to Punish Israel for Netanyahu’s Reelection

A prominent Democratic congresswoman has called for cutting U.S. military aid to Israel following the reelection of the “Trump-like” Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. But voters here don’t appear ready to do that.

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April 18, 2019

Most Would Vote for Gay President, Not So Sure Others Would

Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is hoping to be the first openly gay presidential nominee of a major party. Most voters are willing to support a gay president, but they’re far less confident that others close to them feel the same way.

April 18, 2019

Many See 9/11 As A Fading Memory

A Muslim congresswoman has drawn criticism for recent comments that appeared to downplay the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, but voters are closely divided over whether Americans even remember that horrific day. One-in-three can’t say how many died in those attacks.

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April 17, 2019

Most Voters Want Jail Time for Assange

WikiLeaks honcho Julian Assange doesn’t have many friends among voters in this country, and a sizable majority want to send him to prison for leaking U.S. classified information via the internet.

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April 16, 2019

Most Say It’s Likely Obama, Top Aides Aware of Trump Spying

Most voters now suspect President Obama or his top people knew that intelligence agencies were spying on the Trump campaign, but they don’t expect anyone to be punished for breaking the law.

April 10, 2019

Democrats Hot for Trump’s Tax Records, Others A Lot Less So

Voters still think presidential candidates should make their tax returns public and that President Trump is no exception. But there’s much less interest in those records than there was in 2016, and most voters say their vote next year doesn’t turn on whether Trump’s tax returns are released.