Months of campaigning and televised debates haven’t yet answered a central question about the 2016 election: What is it about? The economy has receded as a presidential election topic, polling shows, and recent weeks have thrust other issues into the headlines. Terrorism has been the most prominent among them, but […] Read more »
Public Split On Biggest Worry — Terrorism vs. Gun Violence
As President Barack Obama is set to address the public after the terrorist shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., Americans are split on their biggest worry — with 36 percent saying it’s a terrorist attack and 31 percent saying it’s gun violence in general, according to a new MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll. CONT. […] Read more »
American Public Opinion and Guns
After the horrific mass shooting in California on Wednesday that resulted in 14 victims being killed, President Barack Obama called again for new gun control measures, saying, “There are some steps we could take not to eliminate every one of these mass shootings, but to improve the odds that they […] Read more »
The Big Issues Of The 2016 Campaign
With less than a year to go before the election, FiveThirtyEight’s staff members took a detailed look at seven issues we cover regularly, examining the positions of the presidential candidates and suggesting developments likely to arise before the voting takes place. CONT. FiveThirtyEight Read more »
Fear of the government makes Americans more likely to reach for a gun
Americans are scared of the government. Political corruption is at the top of US citizens’ most common fears, according to a recent survey conducted by researchers at California’s Chapman University. They’re also worried about cyberterrorism and very concerned about their privacy being invaded by corporations or the government. Perhaps less […] Read more »
Americans fear guns over terrorism by large margin
When it comes to danger, voters are far more afraid of gun violence than terrorism. But like almost everything else this election season, there’s a partisan split, a new McClatchy-Marist poll finds. CONT. William G. Douglas, McClatchy Read more »