What shapes Americans’ views on migrants from the border and southern states coming to their towns? It’s not always where they live, but may depend on their politics. Democrats, including those in both cities and suburbs, are overwhelmingly receptive to the idea of temporarily accepting migrants in their locales. But […] Read more »
What Happened in 2022
The 2022 election defied conventional wisdom and historical trends. In a typical midterm election year with one-party control of the presidency, House and Senate, the incumbent party would expect major losses. Instead, Democrats re-elected every incumbent senator and expanded their Senate majority by a seat, won the overwhelming majority of […] Read more »
What Americans think about the debt ceiling fight
For most Americans, the debt ceiling is something abstract and technical that officials in Washington fight about. They have a hard time understanding the impact that this issue could have on their daily lives, and they do not appear to be listening to the warnings that policy experts are issuing […] Read more »
Americans Lack Confidence in Major Economic Leaders
With the U.S. facing a deadline to increase the nation’s debt limit and the threat of an economic recession looming, Americans lack confidence in a variety of key U.S. leaders on economic matters. Gallup finds between 34% and 38% of U.S. adults expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of […] Read more »
Americans split on who they’d blame if U.S. defaults, Post-ABC poll finds
A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans divided on who they would blame if the nation’s debt ceiling is not raised and the government goes into default, a potentially devastating outcome that could happen as soon as June 1. The poll finds 39 percent of Americans say they would blame […] Read more »
Blame breaks evenly if government defaults on debt, despite preference for Biden’s position
Americans divide closely on whom they’d blame if the federal government defaults on its debts, even as most align with the Biden administration’s position on how Congress should handle the issue. If default occurs — as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday could happen by June 1 — 39% in […] Read more »