Most Still Reject Reparations for Slavery
Democrats on Capitol Hill are once again talking about taxpayer-funded reparations as a tangible way to apologize for slavery in this country, but most voters still aren’t buying.
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April 9, 2019
April 8, 2019
Voters Say Media Obsessed with Controversy, Too Quick to Judge
With charges and countercharges swirling around former Vice President Joe Biden, most voters continue to believe the media is all about controversy and too quick to convict public figures.
April 5, 2019
For Voters, Illegal Immigration Remains Big Problem, But Not for Democrats
Voters continue to view illegal immigration as a serious problem but don’t think Democrats want to stop it. Cutting foreign aid is one tool voters are willing to consider.
April 4, 2019
Voters Say Cost #1 Health Care Problem But Don’t See Government Solution
Voters continue to believe that cost is the number one problem by far with health care in America today, and most still say the solution is to get government out of the way.
April 2, 2019
Americans Strongly Believe Smollett Got Special Treatment
It pays to have powerful friends. That’s the way Americans see the case of TV actor Jussie Smollett.
April 1, 2019
Voters Are More Suspicious Now of Clinton Collusion
Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has ruled out collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians in 2016, voters, like senior Republicans, are turning a suspicious eye toward Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Most also still suspect high-level wrongdoing at the U.S. Department of Justice.
March 29, 2019
Political Party Governs Assessment of Media’s Mueller Coverage
President Trump’s exoneration by the Mueller report has highlighted the highly inaccurate reporting of many major media outlets, but partisan affiliation overrides the facts when it comes to how voters grade the media’s performance.
March 28, 2019
61% Nix Congressional Democratic Probe of Trump After Mueller
Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation of the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia, most voters say enough is enough. But many Democrats want to keep on going.
March 27, 2019
44% of Democrats Think Socialism Hasn’t Been Given A Fair Chance
Democrats are far more willing than other voters to support a socialist presidential candidate and tend to dismiss criticism of socialism as unfair.
March 27, 2019
Voters OK With Mueller’s Report; Most Say it Was An Honest Effort
Voters generally approve of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report exonerating President Trump, although Republicans are more critical than ever of his probe and Democrats aren’t as happy about Mueller as they used to be.
March 26, 2019
Democrats See Number of Presidential Candidates As A Mixed Blessing
While more than 10 prominent Democrats are already in the race for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, Democratic voters remain closely divided over whether a lot of candidates is a good thing.
March 25, 2019
Most Favor Presidential Age Limit That Excludes Trump, Biden, Sanders, Warren
Most voters say there should be a ceiling on how old a presidential candidate can be. Among these voters, most say it should be 70 or younger, a requirement that would rule out President Trump and several of the top Democratic contenders for 2020.
March 20, 2019
Voters Favor Term Limits For Supreme Court But No More Members
Democrats, increasingly worried about the U.S. Supreme Court tilting to the right, have been talking lately about changes in its overall makeup. Most voters like the idea of term-limiting the justices but draw the line at adding more members to the court.
March 19, 2019
GOP Voters Strongly Prefer Trump’s Foreign Policy Over Cheney’s
Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the architects of the war in Iraq, recently criticized President Trump’s foreign policy as being “more like Barack Obama than like Ronald Reagan,” but voters aren’t buying.
March 19, 2019
Voters Veto Pelosi’s Idea of Letting 16-Year-Olds Vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters last week that she’s always favored lowering the voting age to 16, but there’s very little voter support for that idea.
March 14, 2019
Trump Seen As Better Leader But Still Too Confrontational
Voters have a more favorable opinion of President Trump’s leadership these days, but they still think he’s too confrontational.
March 13, 2019
Most Reject Democrats’ Debate Ban on Fox
Most voters think Democrats are wrong to bar Fox News from hosting any of their presidential candidate debates but don’t want President Trump to retaliate against pro-Democratic networks.
March 13, 2019
Voters Want Spending Cuts But Say They’re Unlikely
Voters still like the idea of across-the-board cuts in the federal budget but are increasingly pessimistic that big cuts are on the way - despite President Trump’s plan for a five-percent reduction in all non-defense discretionary spending.
March 12, 2019
Wall Emergency Is A Closer Call for Voters, But Opponents Are Favored
Voters still tend to oppose President Trump’s declared national emergency to build a border wall and are more likely to reward than punish members of Congress who vote to stop it.
March 11, 2019
Voters Think Democrats Have A Growing Anti-Semitism Problem
Voters rate anti-Semitism as an increasingly serious problem in America today and see it on the rise among Democrats.
