By 54% to 40%, Americans are more inclined to disagree than agree that President Donald Trump has made progress on his goal of changing the way Washington works. Americans were more positive in 2009 about Barack Obama’s efforts to fulfill a similar promise that he made while campaigning for president. […] Read more »
Nearly half of Americans think there’s a ‘deep state’
Nearly half of Americans think there’s a “deep state” in this country, just more than half think the mainstream media regularly report false stories and six in 10 say the Trump administration regularly makes false claims. Just another day in the world of alleged sneaky stuff. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC […] Read more »
More Americans think Trump will increase their taxes, rather than decrease them
More Americans think Donald Trump will increase their taxes rather than decrease them – though Democrats are most likely to say this. Fifty-three percent of Americans want Donald Trump and Congress to move on to other issues rather than try to pass another health care bill. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Trump Won the Election. It’s the Electorate He’s Lost So Far
In addition to President Trump’s early struggles in his first 100 days, there’s a longer-term problem for his administration and the GOP: Many of the issues he’s championing aren’t popular with the public — at all. Per the latest NBC/WSJ poll: CONT. Chuck Todd, Mark Murray & Carrie Dann, NBC […] Read more »
With Budget Debate Looming, Growing Share of Public Prefers Bigger Government
As Congress faces an April 28 deadline to fund government operations, the public is now split in their general preferences on the size and scope of government: 48% say they would rather have a bigger government providing more services, while 45% prefer a smaller government providing fewer services. This marks […] Read more »
A Record Number of Americans Say Government ‘Should Do More’
In November, voters gave control of the White House and Capitol Hill to the party traditionally associated with reducing the size of government. But now, a record number of Americans say that the government should do more — not less — in order to solve the nation’s problems. CONT. Carrie […] Read more »