With gun policy taking center stage on Capitol Hill in the aftermath of the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, Americans still remain lukewarm to sweeping gun control compared to the mid-1990s, when public opinion propelled a 10-year assault weapons ban into law. CONT. Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »
What Do Citizens Want from Their Member of Congress?
What do citizens want from their members of Congress? Do they expect them to be constituent servants? Do they expect them to work on local problems? Or do they expect them to represent them on the national issues of the day? While citizens expect members of Congress to perform all […] Read more »
The Economy, Jobs and Dysfunctional Government
Examining the existing data showing what the American public is worried about and what their priorities are for their next president, I come away with this conclusion: The key public concerns in the U.S. today are the economy, jobs and dysfunctional government. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Presidential Candidates and the Challenge of Fixing the Government
Americans are significantly more satisfied with their opportunity to get ahead in this country than they are with the U.S. system of government and how well it works. I bring up these recent data because they underscore a much larger body of data pointing out just how negative Americans are […] Read more »
Plurality Support Transgender Bathroom Choice, Want Government Out
A plurality of Americans say transgender individuals should be able to use the bathrooms of their choice, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows. The poll also finds pluralities opposing state or federal governments’ involvement in the issue. CONT. Daniel Nasaw, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Personal care products and the FDA: What the public doesn’t know
… According to a recent survey we conducted with our Republican colleagues at American Viewpoint, two-thirds of voters believe that at least some of the chemicals used in personal care products have been OKed by the federal government. They haven’t been. … While some consider regulation a dirty word, voters […] Read more »