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Trump remains favored in 2024 presidential nomination despite criminal charges
The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted following Donald Trump’s arrest and arraignment in New York on Tuesday shows that Americans are divided about Trump’s prosecution and continue to feel the prosecution is politically motivated but the charges against him are believable. The poll also shows that Republicans continue to support Trump […] Read more »
A tale of two Americas
While politics in America has not been mild or easygoing any time in recent memory, this past week kicked it up another notch. In the past few days, former president Donald Trump was arraigned in Manhattan on fraud charges, a polarized and consequential state Supreme Court race concluded, and the […] Read more »
Top tax frustrations for Americans: The feeling that some corporations, wealthy people don’t pay fair share
With the annual IRS tax filing deadline approaching, majorities of Americans continue to be bothered by the feeling that some corporations and wealthy people do not pay their fair share in taxes. Majorities also say they would like taxes on these groups to be raised. About six-in-ten adults now say […] Read more »
In Divided Washington, Americans Have Highly Negative Views of Both Parties’ Leaders
Nearly three months after the dawn of a new era of divided government in Washington, Americans express highly negative views of President Joe Biden, the congressional leadership in both parties and Congress more broadly. Americans’ pessimistic mood extends beyond politics. Views of the economy remain overwhelmingly negative, and nearly half […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Americans’ views of the economy have improved but overwhelming majority still say it’s in poor shape
Americans’ views of the economy are the best they’ve been in more than a year, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS – but they’re still pretty bad, with 7 in 10 saying it’s in poor shape. Closer to home, 50% say their own financial situation is worse […] Read more »