42% Favor Congressional Override of Presidential Pardons
Some Democrats were unhappy with President Trump’s recent pardoning of several convicted felons, but voters are closely divided over whether Congress should be able to stop those pardons.
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February 24, 2020
February 19, 2020
Congress Emerges From Impeachment With Little Change in Ratings
Voters give Congress slightly better marks for its job performance following the bruising battle over impeachment but still tend to be disappointed in their own representative on Capitol Hill.
February 18, 2020
Most Still Would Support A Gay President, Less Sure About Others
Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay major presidential candidate, is one of the early leaders in the race for this year’s Democratic nomination. Most voters say they have no problem with electing a gay president but remain less sure that others they know agree.
February 17, 2020
51% Say Any Democrat Likely to Defeat Trump
Just over half of voters think Democrats have a good chance of defeating President Trump in November, no matter which opponent he faces.
February 14, 2020
Bloomberg Edges Ahead in Democratic Presidential Race
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a narrow lead over Joe Biden among Democrats nationally in the race to be their party’s 2020 presidential nominee, but Biden and Bernie Sanders are the candidates seen as most likely to be nominated.
February 13, 2020
Voters Narrowly Favor Law Allowing Crime Victims to Sue Sanctuary Cities
Voters still aren’t thrilled with the idea of living in a community that protects illegal immigrants from federal authorities. But they support only narrowly a law that would allow victims of crimes by those illegal immigrants to sue sanctuary communities.
February 12, 2020
Most Turn Thumbs-Down on Mandatory Voting
Several countries including Australia have made voting compulsory, and California is considering a similar law that would penalize those who don’t vote. But voters nationally still don’t like that idea and tend to think worse government would be the end result.
February 12, 2020
Voters Still Want Budget Cuts, With An Eye on Entitlements
Voters agree the $4 trillion-plus the federal government now spends annually is too much and favor budget cuts, especially in entitlement programs. But most also consider it highly unlikely that spending cuts will occur.
February 11, 2020
39% of Republicans Want to Expel Romney from GOP; 18% Undecided
Mitt Romney was the only Republican senator who voted guilty last week on one of the impeachment counts brought against President Trump by House Democrats. Many Republicans were furious at Romney, and a sizable number of GOP voters are ready to throw him out of the party.
February 10, 2020
Most See Impeachment As Failed Strategy, Want Democrats to Move On
Impeachment is over and done with as far as most voters are concerned. The House Democrats’ failed effort to remove President Trump has just made him stronger politically, voters say.
February 7, 2020
47% of Users Under 40 Say Social Media Influences Their Politics
Social media is having a greater impact on the nation’s political debate, with nearly half of younger voters now saying it influences their opinions. But with YouTube the latest to announce censorship efforts, voters have little confidence that social media will be able to fairly weed out questionable material.
February 5, 2020
Health Care, Economy Top Voter Concerns This Election Year
Health care and the economy dominate voter concerns as America begins the slow formal crawl to the next presidential election.
February 4, 2020
Few Minds Have Been Changed by Senate Impeachment Trial
The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump may have dominated the headlines, but it has had little impact on perhaps the most important jury, America’s voters.
February 3, 2020
Voters Like Primaries But Not Iowa, New Hampshire Always First
Voters are more supportive than ever of state primaries as the way to choose presidential nominees but are far less sure about letting Iowa and New Hampshire lead the way.
January 31, 2020
Most Voters Tell Senate: Leave Trump's Future to Us in November
Most voters oppose the U.S. Senate’s removal of President Trump from office and say that decision should be left up to them in November.
January 31, 2020
Biden Remains Democrats’ Clear Choice Nationally
Joe Biden has rebounded to a near two-to-one lead over second-place rival Bernie Sanders among Democrats nationally just before the party’s process of picking a presidential nominee begins in earnest.
January 30, 2020
Most Still Want Tight Border Control, Not Open Borders
Voters still favor tough border control and say it’s too easy to get in and stay in the United States illegally. But they also think illegal immigration is getting a little harder these days.
January 29, 2020
Most, But Not As Many, See A Woman President Coming
With Democrat Elizabeth Warren’s chances appearing to fade, voters are less sure a woman will be elected president than they were when Hillary Clinton was on deck, although most still think one is coming. Voters also still prefer giving a successful president a chance to be reelected.
January 29, 2020
35% Say U.S. Elections Unfair
With the Iowa caucuses just days away, voters are more confident about U.S. elections than they were four years ago. But most still don’t believe the federal government has the consent of those it governs.
January 27, 2020
Most Say Impeachment No Problem for Trump in Upcoming Election
Most voters think President Trump’s impeachment won’t hurt him at the polls in November and don’t share House Democrats’ concern that the upcoming election may be unfair if Trump is one of the candidates.
