In November, Gallup reported that just a bare majority of Americans would rather the government approve new gun laws instead of only enforcing existing laws. The previous month, however, referring to the very same poll (but different questions), Gallup came to a starkly different conclusion: “The great majority of Americans […] Read more »
Two-thirds of youth fearful about America’s future, prefer Democratic control of Congress, Harvard youth poll finds
A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29-year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the Kennedy School of Government, finds that two-thirds of young Americans (67%) are more fearful than hopeful about America’s future. Less than one year before the 2018 midterm elections, likely young American voters […] Read more »
White Male Gun Owners Who Have Felt Economic Stress Are More Likely to Feel Morally and Emotionally Attached to Guns
White male gun owners who have lost, or fear losing, their economic footing tend to feel morally and emotionally attached to their guns, according to a Baylor University study. This segment of the population also is most likely to say that violence against the United States government is sometimes justified, […] Read more »
Ralph Northam’s win tells Democrats they shouldn’t fear the gun lobby
After Ralph Northam’s lopsided victory in Virginia, it’s time to rethink a long-held political axiom: Democrats lose when they campaign on stronger gun laws. Conventional wisdom on gun policy holds that despite widespread public support for common-sense gun safety measure, the only people who actually vote on the issue are […] Read more »
More Now Favor New Gun Laws Over Stricter Enforcement
In the month between the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas and the Nov. 5 mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Gallup found that 51% of Americans prefer the government pass new gun laws rather than focus only on enforcing the current laws more strictly. This compares with 47% […] Read more »
More Would Blame Trump, GOP for Higher Health Care Costs
Half of Americans say they will blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans if health care costs increase under Obamacare and if more end up losing coverage, according to results from the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, while 37 percent say they would put the blame on former President […] Read more »