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.
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April 23, 2019
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 9, 2019
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.
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.
