The Supreme Court’s ruling last month legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide has left Americans sharply divided, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that suggests support for gay unions may be down slightly from earlier this year. The poll also found a near-even split over whether local officials with religious objections should […] Read more »
Support for Gay Marriage Stable After High Court Ruling
Americans’ views on gay marriage are stable following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that made same-sex marriage a right nationwide. The nearly six in 10 Americans (58%) who say gay marriages should be valid is similar to Gallup’s findings in May. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Who Will Benefit From the Issues Mix in 2016?
… What issues will be decisive in 2016, and who has the advantage? Right now we can’t know the answer to those questions, but Democrats may have the initial edge. While the country is divided on cultural issues, there is little doubt that progressives — and Democrats — are seen […] Read more »
2015 State of the First Amendment Survey
The State of the First Amendment survey, conducted each year since 1997 by the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center, tests Americans’ knowledge of their core freedoms and samples their opinions on First Amendment issues of the day. The 2015 survey questions covered topics including the use of Confederate flags on […] Read more »
The Supreme Court and the Politics of Fear
When he ran for president the second time almost half a century ago, Richard M. Nixon made Earl Warren’s Supreme Court a target of his campaign. It was a brilliant move. … I thought of Nixon last week as I watched the parade of Republican would-be presidents outdoing one another […] Read more »
Ted Cruz says Supreme Court on same-sex marriage is out of step with public, but polls don’t agree
The Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide isn’t what the American people wanted, says Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. … On whether the American public supports same-sex marriage, there is no question. Numerous 2015 polls have found that a majority of the country — around 60 percent — favors […] Read more »