Continuing a two-decade trend, most Americans remain dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. — 23% say they are satisfied, and 76% are dissatisfied. Forty-eight percent, the largest group, are “very dissatisfied,” but that figure has dropped from the record-high 66% measured in January 2021. Americans’ intense […] Read more »
As Russian invasion nears one-year mark, partisans grow further apart on U.S. support for Ukraine
As the United States ramps up military aid to Ukraine, the share of Americans who say the U.S. is providing too much support has grown. About a quarter (26%) now say the U.S. is providing too much support to Ukraine, while 31% say it is giving the right amount and […] Read more »
Republicans still trying to starve the beast
The GOP, which didn’t have much trouble supporting deep tax cuts during the presidency of Donald Trump, is now worried about the federal deficit. Republicans’ answer, once again, is to cut domestic spending. After that, they’ll propose more tax cuts, which will make the federal deficit and debt even larger, […] Read more »
More Cite Gov’t as Top U.S. Problem; Inflation Ranks Second
More Americans name the government as the nation’s top problem in Gallup’s latest poll, which encompassed the rocky start of the 118th Congress’ term. With high prices persisting, inflation remains the second most-cited problem (15%), and amid elevated tensions about the southern U.S. border, illegal immigration edged up three percentage […] Read more »
Much has changed in 3 months, but a new NBC News poll finds plenty is still the same
So much has changed in the nearly three months since the November midterm elections: Republicans winning control of the U.S. House and Democrats keeping the Senate; former President Donald Trump’s announced presidential bid and special counsel investigation; a special investigation for President Biden, too; the GOP’s chaotic speaker vote — […] Read more »
Why does Washington not act on guns? Voters say it’s low priority.
Mass shootings have become so commonplace in the United States in 2023, that the shelf life for any individual event before another shooting can be measured in days or sometimes hours. … The numbers are difficult to ignore and after every event and the usual call for “thoughts and prayers,” […] Read more »