The numbers are in: Americans are fired up. More than half of Americans — 57 percent — say they are outraged enough about an issue that they would carry a protest sign for a day, according to a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll on social trends. CONT. Carrie Dann, […] Read more »
Trump Proposed Arming Teachers; We Get the Teachers’ View
President Donald Trump advocated arming teachers as the best way to enhance school safety. But what do teachers think of the idea? This episode combines a review of the first major nationwide survey of teachers taken after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, plus the voices of real teachers explaining […] Read more »
FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast: How Should The Media Cover Stormy Daniels’s Story?
In a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday night, Stormy Daniels described the affair she says she had with Donald Trump before he was president. Daniels said she was threatened with physical violence if she went public with the story. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team debates how the media, and FiveThirtyEight in […] Read more »
Concerns About Healthcare High; Energy, Unemployment Low
Fifty-five percent of Americans worry “a great deal” about the availability and affordability of healthcare, topping concerns about 14 other issues Gallup tested. Slim majorities also worry about crime and violence, federal spending and the budget deficit, and the availability of guns. Unemployment and affordable energy rank last. CONT. Jeffrey […] Read more »
CBS/YouGov poll: Young Americans believe they can change the world
A new CBS News poll conducted by YouGov shows a generation gap. Most younger Americans, ages 18-29, believe their generation can change the world — or is already changing it. But there are big differences in how younger and older Americans see things. Eight in 10 Americans say there is […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters favor gun measures, doubt Congress will act
Voters prioritize protecting citizens from gun violence over protecting the rights of gun owners. And while majorities support a variety of gun control proposals, the latest Fox News poll also finds doubt Congress will act — or that it would make any difference if it does. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox […] Read more »