Governor Kathy Hochul is – five months before the primary – the clear favorite among New York Democrats, leading potential primary opponents by more than 30 points. She has the support of 46 percent of Democrats, compared to 12 percent for former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, 11 […] Read more »
2022 Edelman Trust Barometer: Government and media fuel a vicious cycle of distrust
The 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that business holds onto its position as the most trusted institution, with even greater expectations due to government’s failure to lead during the pandemic. By an average of five-to-one margin, respondents in the 28 countries surveyed want business to play a larger role on […] Read more »
Slowing immigration worsens job market shortages
One of the biggest stories in America at the start of 2022 is what has been called the great resignation: people of all ages and occupations walking away from their jobs in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to worker shortages. The forces behind those shortages are complex, from […] Read more »
Americans widely distrust Facebook, TikTok and Instagram with their data
… It’s the rare thing that Americans of all ages and across the political spectrum largely seem to agree on: They don’t trust social media services with their information and they view targeted ads as annoying and invasive, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. Many Americans use social media […] Read more »
Fox Business Poll: Voters worry about the pandemic but split on restrictions
A sizable majority is concerned about the coronavirus pandemic, and the number saying the virus is “not at all” under control has inched up, according to a new Fox Business survey of registered voters nationwide. Twenty-seven percent think the pandemic is under control (8 percent completely and 19 percent mostly), […] Read more »
Socialism, Capitalism Ratings in U.S. Unchanged
Americans remain much more positive toward capitalism than socialism, and their ratings of each have been largely stable over the past decade-plus. … Socialism ties with “the federal government” as the lowest rated of the six terms included in the 2021 survey. In contrast, Americans are most positive toward small […] Read more »