As the U.S. Senate prepares to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the public is strongly opposed to any attempts to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that made abortion legal nationwide. Currently, 64% of Americans believe Roe v. Wade should stand, while 28% would […] Read more »
Texans’ Experiences with Health Care Affordability and Access
Texas is a state with a diverse population and is home to the largest number of uninsured residents among U.S. states. In a new survey, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Episcopal Health Foundation sought to gauge Texans’ views on health policy priorities, as well as their own experiences in […] Read more »
Trump Politicized Children. Democrats Should Empower Them.
For years, I’ve held onto a memo that a professional mentor gave me around 1990, a typewritten document by the pollster Stanley Greenberg with the title “Kids as Politics.” Mr. Greenberg, who has shown the sharpest understanding of traditionally Democratic voters drawn to the appeal of Ronald Reagan then or […] Read more »
Supplements, Safety, and Misperceptions: How Americans understand natural health products
Natural or homeopathic products are used by a majority of Americans, and for a variety of reasons. Although the array of products that market themselves as natural or homeopathic are generally safe, they do bring with them the possibility for hurting those who take them, and the claims they make […] Read more »
Military, Small Business, Police Still Stir Most Confidence
Americans’ confidence in an array of U.S. societal institutions is holding steady in 2018, with the military continuing to earn the highest confidence of 15 institutions tested. Small business and the police retain their second and third place rankings, and Congress continues to rank last — consistent with the patterns […] Read more »
62% View Planned Parenthood Favorably
Sixty-two percent of Americans hold a favorable opinion of Planned Parenthood, the powerful pro-choice group whose high-profile role in the abortion debate has thrust it into the news once again this month. CONT. Jim Norman, Gallup Read more »