President Joe Biden’s overall and economic approval numbers have reached the lowest levels of his presidency and fallen further than that of either of his two predecessors, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. With Americans feeling crushed beneath the weight of rising prices, Biden’s economic approval dropped 5 […] Read more »
Support for legal sports betting grows, Post-UMD poll finds
As states across the country legalize sports betting and online sportsbooks flood sports television with celebrity-backed advertisements, Americans are growing more accepting of the practice, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds. Four years after the Supreme Court overturned a law that limited sports gambling mostly to Nevada, 66 percent […] Read more »
Americans’ Readiness to Emerge from the Pandemic and Changes to Daily Life
The lives of most adults in America remain different than they were before the pandemic. While not everyone expects to regularly use services accelerated by COVID-19 like curbside pickup, grocery delivery, telehealth, or reduced-capacity “senior hours” once the pandemic ends, many have gained familiarity with them and think it is […] Read more »
Military-style weapons get the star treatment in Hollywood
Now that serious discussions are underway in Congress about how to reduce gun violence, it is time to consider a factor that is often ignored: Hollywood’s glorification of military-style firearms. Our team of researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania has documented the increasing use […] Read more »
Support for Mask Requirements in Public Persists Although Worries about Infection Continue to Decline
A majority of Americans support mask requirements for people traveling on airplanes, trains, and other types of public transportation, even as a federal judge in Florida on Monday voided the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation. The public is also more likely to favor than oppose requiring […] Read more »
Why Nevada will tell the story of the 2022 election
… When people tick off the most competitive states on this year’s Senate map, their selections would probably include states like Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Most race rating experts will also list Nevada, even if it is not top of mind. Indeed, none of the Democrats holding federal office […] Read more »