Congress and President Obama continue to remain at odds on how best to reduce the federal deficit — causing the automatic spending cuts referred to as the sequester to start taking effect last Friday. A CBS News Poll conducted as the sequester cuts were about to begin finds that most […] Read more »
One study explains why it’s tough to pass liberal laws
Last year, a group of political scientists took a random sample of state legislators and asked them a slew of questions, most of which boiled down to: “What do your constituents think about policy?” Do they support gay marriage? Do they support Obamacare? Do they support action to combat global […] Read more »
As Sequestration Starts, Americans Unsure of Consequences
In the initial days after the budget sequester went into effect, a majority (51%) of Americans say they don’t know enough to judge whether the automatic cuts in the budget put in place last Friday are a good or a bad thing for the country. The remainder tilt toward negative […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters say sequester needed because Congress can’t make cuts
American voters think the impending across-the-board budget cuts, known as the sequester, are what it will take to get the federal deficit under control — because there’s no other way Congress will do it. In addition, less than half think the cuts will have a negative effect on the country. […] Read more »
Americans’ Reactions to Sequester Include ‘Bad,’ ‘Disaster’
Americans are much more likely to use negative words or phrases — including “bad,” “disaster,” and “God help us” — than positive ones to describe their views on the federal government budget sequester. [cont.] Elizabeth Mendes, Gallup Read more »
Majority Says Sequestration Will Harm the Economy
A majority of Americans, 56%, believe the nation’s economy will suffer this year if the federal budget sequestration scheduled for Friday goes into effect. At 44%, slightly fewer Americans believe sequestration will harm their own finances, while a nearly equal percentage say it will not. [cont.] Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »