On May 22, the president and congressional leaders met to discuss infrastructure — one of the American people’s highest priorities for their elected representatives. Within 10 minutes, however, the meeting was called off. Nothing was accomplished. The exact circumstances of what happened on May 22 aren’t as important as what […] Read more »
Four in 10 Americans Embrace Some Form of Socialism
Americans today are more closely divided than they were earlier in the last century when asked whether some form of socialism would be a good or bad thing for the country. While 51% of U.S. adults say socialism would be a bad thing for the country, 43% believe it would […] Read more »
Politics & Global Warming
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,291; including 1,097 registered voters), this report describes how Democratic, Independent, and Republican registered voters view global warming, climate and energy policies, and personal and collective action. Most registered voters (70%) think global warming is happening, including 95% of liberal Democrats, 87% […] Read more »
Postal Service Still Americans’ Favorite Federal Agency
Americans are maintaining a mostly positive view of the job each of eight different high-profile federal departments and agencies is doing, out of 13 such entities measured in a new Gallup poll. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) remains the top-rated agency, with 74% saying it is doing an “excellent” or […] Read more »
Can Biden Thread the Needle on Government?
Joe Biden, the current front-runner among those running for the Democratic presidential nomination, brings an unusual quality to his candidacy: 44 years of service as an elected official at the federal level. … What are the implications of Biden’s extraordinary experience for his presidential campaign? Can Biden thread the needle […] Read more »
The Link Between Government Performance and Attitudes Toward the U.S. Democratic System
Support for changes to the U.S. system of government are related to people’s assessment of the government’s performance in solving problems rather than to how well they feel it represents people like them, according to the UChicago Harris/AP-NORC Poll. This study explores Americans’ views about how well the government is […] Read more »