Most Democrats, GOP Voters Don't Agree With Party Leaders
Over half of voters in both major political parties continue to say that they are moving away from the positions of their party's leaders.
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July 31, 2017
July 28, 2017
Republicans Welcome Military Transgender Ban; Democrats Don’t
Voters are evenly divided over President Trump’s decision to prohibit from military service those who want to live openly as the opposite sex.
July 27, 2017
Voters Say They’re More Socially Liberal, More Fiscally Conservative
Voters tend to believe the body politic is becoming more liberal on social issues but still leans conservative in fiscal areas.
July 27, 2017
Voters See Republicans As Bigger Roadblock Than Democrats For Trump
Voters are now more likely to believe Republicans in Congress are the bigger problem for President Trump than Democrats are.
July 26, 2017
Voters Think Media Has Too Much Influence Over Government
Senator John McCain told the U.S. Senate yesterday ahead of the health care vote to tune out media personalities and trust one another instead. Voters think that's a good idea.
July 26, 2017
Voters See Economic Sanctions As An Effective Response
As Congress mulls slapping additional economic sanctions on America’s foes, voters tend to agree that sanctions work and make this country safer.
July 26, 2017
Most Republicans Still More Aligned With Trump Than With GOP Congress
Over six months into the Trump presidency, Republican voters still say they relate more to the president’s political views than those of their party's representatives in Congress.
July 25, 2017
Republicans, Democrats Losing Faith In Their Congressional Leaders
Republican voters appear to have lost the enthusiasm they showed earlier this year about their Congressional leaders, and now Democrats are following suit.
July 25, 2017
AG Sessions More Popular Than Obama's Holder, Lynch
President Trump last week called Attorney General Jeff Sessions “beleaguered” and said he would have picked someone else if he knew Sessions would recuse himself from the Russia investigation.
July 24, 2017
55% Say Congress More Responsive to Media Than to Voters
Most voters think Congress doesn’t listen to them and is more interested in making the media happy.
July 20, 2017
26% Rate Trump-Russia Allegations Nation’s Biggest Problem
Despite wall-to-wall media coverage of the Trump-Russia allegations, just one-out-of-four voters rate them as the most serious problem facing the nation. For most voters, economic issues, Obamacare and other problems are more serious.
July 19, 2017
Few Think Government Has Consent of the Governed
The Declaration of Independence says that governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed, but only one-in-four voters think the American government today has that consent.
July 19, 2017
Sorry, Kid Rock: Voters Still Aren’t Amped Up About Electing Entertainers
Kid Rock recently announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan next year, but despite a celebrity winning the White House, voters aren’t any more likely to say they’d vote for a prominent entertainer.
July 18, 2017
Voters Don’t See Pence As A Trump Replacement
Voters don’t think Vice President Mike Pence would do a better job than Donald Trump and say even if he did become chief executive, the media would be nearly as biased against him as they are against Trump.
July 18, 2017
Confidence That Congress Will Cut Budget Falls Sharply
Despite their control of both chambers of Congress, Republicans have been unable to agree on any significant legislation this year and have failed to advance any of President Trump's reform agenda.
July 17, 2017
Republicans Support Government Cuts—But Not Military
Following a new CBO report on President Trump’s federal budget proposal, most voters still support thoughtful spending cuts in every area of the federal government, but differ across partisan lines over proposals to leave some cuts off the table.
July 17, 2017
Voters Favor Smaller Government Over Larger, More Involved One
Voters still place preference on a smaller, more hands-off government than on a larger, more hands-on one.
July 13, 2017
Voters See Anti-Semitism As a Serious Problem In U.S.
While most voters believe that anti-Semitism is a serious problem in America, they don’t believe that sentiment is fueling criticisms of Israeli government policies.
July 13, 2017
Should Trump's Foreign Policy Be Like Reagan's or Obama's?
Following his speech in Poland last week, some are calling President Trump’s remarks touting the values and strengths of the West Ronald Reagan-esque. And half of voters think that’s whose foreign policy Trump should emulate, rather than that of his most recent predecessor.
July 12, 2017
Democrats Would Rather Run Congress Than White House
When it comes to power in Washington, there are two major players: the president and Congress. And most voters, including most Democrats, would rather their political party run the latter.
