Americans may be fed up with national politics and the paralysis in Washington, but that does not mean that they’ve given up on finding solutions to the country’s most vexing social and economic problems. Instead, Americans increasingly are turning toward community organizations, small businesses, and local governments for fixes, according […] Read more »
Americans Name Government as No. 1 U.S. Problem
Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months. Americans’ mentions of the economy as the top problem (11%) dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs (10%) for second place. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
More proof that Republicans are from Mars and Democrats are from Venus
… The repeated pattern of threatened shutdowns is hardly accidental. Republican officeholders’ proclivity for confrontation reflects the distinct preferences of Republicans in the public. As the graph below illustrates, a consistent majority of Republicans in the mass electorate admire politicians “who stick to their principles” more than those “who make […] Read more »
Americans Give Up On Washington
Michael Hansen, age 45, is not alone in thinking that national politics has become “almost like a slow motion car wreck.” … “After 10 years of paying attention to politics, I just prefer state and local government,” says Hansen, an independent voter who works in food sales and lives in […] Read more »
The Clinton emails: politics, governance, and the limits of transparency
In the days that have passed since the revelation that Hillary Clinton never used her official State Department email address, instead using a private address (hosted on a private server), two lines of inquiry have emerged. The first regards Clinton’s choice as a matter of governance. These pieces have focused […] Read more »
Most Say Government Policies Since Recession Have Done Little to Help Middle Class, Poor
The public makes sharp distinctions about which groups have benefited – and which have not – from the economic policies the government has put in place since the start of the recession. Majorities say that large banks, large corporations and the wealthy have been helped a great deal or a […] Read more »