For the 12th year in a row, more Americans say there is “too much” government regulation of business and industry than say there is either “too little” or “the right amount.” CONT. Art Swift, Gallup Read more »
How Long Are We Willing to Live With National Anxiety?
Seventy-three percent of U.S. adults are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., according to Gallup’s most recent poll conducted Sept. 6-10. In other words, three out of four Americans have a measurable degree of anxiety about the current state of the country or what to expect […] Read more »
The Health of American Democracy: Comparing Perceptions of Experts and the American Public
Given widespread concern about the possible erosion of democracy in the United States, Bright Line Watch has conducted expert surveys since early 2017 asking thousands of professional political scientists to identify the dimensions of democracy they see as most important and to rate how well the U.S. is performing on […] Read more »
Americans Favor Compromise to Get Things Done in Washington
Fifty-four percent of Americans want political leaders in Washington to compromise to get things done. This far outpaces the 18% who would prefer that leaders stick to their beliefs even if little gets done, while the views of 28% fall somewhere in between. The gap between compromise and sticking to […] Read more »
Slim Majority Against Government Pushing Traditional Values
Given a choice, more Americans prefer that the government not advance any values (51%) than say it should “promote traditional values” (45%). This marks the third consecutive year that the public has favored government neutrality on advancing values. Before 2008, Americans consistently favored government promotion of traditional values. CONT. Megan […] Read more »
Majority in U.S. Say Federal Government Has Too Much Power
In the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, a majority (55%) of Americans believe the federal government has too much power, down slightly from the last several years of the Obama presidency, when it hovered near 60%. Roughly a third of Americans think the government has the right amount of […] Read more »