As the deadline looms for filing federal income taxes, 57% of Americans say they are paying too much in taxes — a six-percentage-point increase from last year and the highest percentage in 15 years. CONT. Jim Norman, Gallup Read more »
Should government agencies poll their ‘customers’?
… This year, Washington is awash with polls. Some candidates tout them in preference to talking about issues. Other candidates avoid talking about them. Nonetheless, they all pay attention to them. But, in poll-obsessed Washington, guess who doesn’t always take polls — and more often, doesn’t always pay attention to […] Read more »
Why Trump Can’t Break the G.O.P.
Everywhere you look, in the year of Donald J. Trump, observers are talking about a national party realignment or a Republican death spiral. … While rumors of the death of the Republican Party have been common in recent presidential elections, they have proved again and again to be vastly exaggerated. […] Read more »
Campaign Exposes Fissures Over Issues, Values and How Life Has Changed in the U.S.
The 2016 presidential campaign has exposed deep disagreements between – and within – the two parties on a range of major policy issues. But these divisions go well beyond the issues and extend to fundamentally different visions of the way that life in the United States has changed. CONT. Pew Read more »
Cancer research ‘moonshot’ wins enthusiastic support in STAT-Harvard poll
The American public has enormous confidence in the progress being made against cancer — perhaps more than warranted by actual treatment gains — and their faith is translating into overwhelming support for the Obama administration’s proposal to increase cancer research spending, a new STAT-Harvard poll finds. CONT. David Nather, STAT Read more »
Americans Reject Eliminating Departments of Government
The American public soundly disagrees with candidate Ted Cruz’s proposal to eliminate four departments of government and also comes down against his proposal to abolish the IRS. This presents a fascinating portrait of a population of people who are very negative about government in general, and yet tend to be […] Read more »