Americans in February are slightly more likely to name the economy generally as the “most important problem facing the country” than they have been in the last two months. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
A Third See Government Problems as Crises
Three in 10 Americans say that the failure of the government to solve major challenges facing the country is a “crisis.” Similar percentages see two other issues — party leaders making decisions based on what is in the best interest of their party, and special interests having too much control […] Read more »
State Governor Best Experience for Presidency
Almost three in four U.S. adults — 72% — say that governing a state provides excellent or good preparation for someone to be an effective president. This number is slightly higher than the percentages who say the same about being in the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives (65%) or […] Read more »
Most Americans Say Government Doesn’t Do Enough to Help Middle Class
At a time when the middle class in the United States is losing ground, most Americans say the federal government provides too little help to this segment of society. And as voters begin casting the first ballots in the 2016 presidential election, neither political party is widely viewed as supportive […] Read more »
Cruz, Sanders and Americans Agree: Government Not Working
The results of Monday night’s Iowa caucuses have brought the very conservative Sen. Ted Cruz and the very liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders more directly into the media spotlight. These two senators are not only from the opposite sides of the aisle but also from the opposite ends of the ideological […] Read more »
Americans’ Priorities for 2016
Terrorism, health care, immigration, education, and unemployment top the list of the public’s priorities for 2016. While eager for Washington to expend a significant amount of effort dealing with their concerns for the United States, the public has little confidence that the federal government will be able to make much […] Read more »