More Americans say environmental regulations are “worth the cost” than say such regulations come at too steep a price, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. These views come amid speculation about what President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees may mean for future regulatory policy. CONT. Kristen Bialik, Pew Read more »
Americans Still Split on Government’s Healthcare Role
Slightly more Americans agree (52%) than disagree (45%) that the federal government is responsible for making sure all Americans have healthcare coverage. This balance of views is similar to last year but represents a shift from 2012 to 2014, when majorities said ensuring healthcare coverage for all was not the […] Read more »
Promises To Priorities: Allstate-Atlantic Media Heartland Monitor Poll
Americans want to see investments in the nation’s future and are optimistic for the potential change the newly elected Trump administration can bring. … President-elect Trump, however, will have to earn everything he sets out to achieve. Americans are divided on whether they trust him and Congressional Republicans or Democrats […] Read more »
Going downhill
Since the 1970s, the Gallup Poll has asked “I am going to read you a list of institutions in American society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one–a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little?” … I don’t think anyone will be surprised […] Read more »
Trump’s Policy Proposals and Public Opinion
… I’ve put together a number of Trump’s proposed policies and grouped them into three categories: those that appear to be largely in sync with American public opinion, those that are clearly out of sync and those on which the public is divided. In all instances, I’m referring to public […] Read more »
Eight Things We Learned in This Election
The unique and fascinating 2016 presidential election will be reviewed, analyzed and dissected for years. In the short term, here are eight things we learned from the American people’s perspective as the campaign progressed. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »