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April 11, 2016

No Trump, No Show for 33% of GOP Voters

Members of the establishment in both major political parties worry that supporters of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders will not align with the party’s eventual nominee if their guy isn't chosen, but that appears to be a much more serious problem for Republicans than for Democrats.

April 7, 2016

Voters Criticize the Primary Process

Voters are more critical of the presidential primary process than they have been in the past.

April 7, 2016

GOP’s Ryan Loses to Clinton, Sanders

Some top Republicans see House Speaker Paul Ryan as the party’s savior if they can just make him the GOP presidential nominee. But Ryan loses to both major Democratic candidates in head-to-head matchups, with roughly a quarter of Republicans looking somewhere else.

April 7, 2016

Most Doubt Next President Will Secure the Border

Few voters think the government will bring illegal immigration to an end regardless of who wins the White House in November. Most believe amnesty for illegal immigrants is more likely to happen instead.

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April 6, 2016

Voters Put More Emphasis on Abortion As A Voting Issue

Presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have both had to do damage control recently following comments they made about abortion. Voters place more importance than ever on the issue, and most remain pro-choice.

April 6, 2016

GOP Voters Still Favor Border Wall, Other Voters Less So

Most Republicans still favor construction of a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, but support is down among voters overall. Three-out-of-four, however, say illegal immigration is important to their vote this fall.

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April 6, 2016

Kasich Plays the Spoiler

Why is John Kasich still in the race for the Republican nomination?

His shutout in yesterday’s Wisconsin Primary shows there’s no groundswell of support for a non-angry, traditional Republican candidate in the race despite all the bad things he, the media and other prominent GOP officials have had to say about Donald Trump. There’s a perception that Ted Cruz is picking up some momentum, while Trump’s momentum is slowing. But Kasich? Forget it.

April 5, 2016

51% in GOP Say Candidate Who Enters Convention with Most Delegates Should Be Nominee

While Republican Party leaders talk increasingly of a brokered convention, just over half of GOP voters think their presidential nominee should be the candidate who arrives at the convention with the most delegates.

April 5, 2016

Should The U.S. Leave NATO?

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump recently referred to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as “obsolete” and questioned why U.S. taxpayers should still be paying heavily to defend Europe and South Korea. But most voters think those long-standing arrangements are just fine.

April 4, 2016

GOP Voters Still Support Trump’s Muslim Ban

Support remains high and unchanged among Republicans for GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States.

April 4, 2016

51% of Democrats Oppose Their Party’s Superdelegate System

The presidential primary process to choose the Democratic nominee includes the use of superdelegates, individuals selected by the party who can support any candidate at the party's convention regardless of who wins their state's popular vote. But just over half of Democrats cry foul at the system.

March 31, 2016

Support for State Secession Holds Steady

Despite the continuing anger over the policies of the federal government, another Civil War does not appear to be in the making.

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March 30, 2016

Are Candidates' Wives Key to a Campaign?

Voters aren’t attaching as much importance to the presidential candidates’ spouses as they did eight years ago.

March 30, 2016

Only 31% of GOP Voters Care If Failed Hopefuls Support Nominee

It’s down and dirty time for the GOP. All three remaining Republican candidates refused to say at a CNN town hall last night whether they would support the party’s eventual presidential nominee if they didn’t win.

March 29, 2016

Voters Want Spending Cuts But Don’t Expect Any

Like they have for years, most voters want Congress to stop spending so much money, but they don’t actually believe it’s going to happen.

March 28, 2016

Voters See ISIS As Serious, Long-Term Threat

Following last week’s terrorist bombings in Brussels, U.S. voters remain strongly convinced that the radical Islamic State group (ISIS) is a major danger to the United States and see little chance of that threat diminishing anytime soon.

March 28, 2016

Most Don’t Want U.S. Promoting Democracy In Islamic World

Donald Trump has run afoul of the Republican establishment with his opposition to so-called "nation-building," but most voters think Trump's on the right track.

March 24, 2016

Americans Expect A Brussels-Like Attack At Home

Following the horrific bombings of an airport and metro station in Brussels earlier this week, a sizable number of Americans say they’ll be avoiding European travel in the near future and most expect a similar attack to happen on U.S. soil.

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March 23, 2016

Voters Rate Media Coverage of Election 2016

Television still reigns supreme when it comes to where voters turn for their political news, but the media get mixed reviews for their coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign so far.