Add this to the long list of disagreements between Red and Blue America: Republicans and Democrats are worried about completely different things when they look at the state of the U.S. economy, culture and political system, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has found. CONT. Janet Hook, Wall Street […] Read more »
Trust in U.S. Government’s Terrorism Protection at New Low
Two in three Americans say they have a “great deal” or a “fair amount” of confidence in the U.S. government’s ability to protect citizens from terror attacks. While this is still a sizable majority, the 67% who are confident is the lowest level that Gallup has measured since it first […] Read more »
Americans Still Say Liberties Should Trump Anti-Terrorism
The federal government’s recent actions to limit the scope of what it can do to prevent terrorism are consistent with Americans’ preference to prioritize civil liberties over anti-terrorism efforts when the two come into conflict. Sixty-five percent of Americans say the government should take steps to prevent terrorism but not […] Read more »
Are Republicans or Democrats closer to general American public opinion on the Middle East?
Middle East policy is likely to be a key battlefield in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton will need to choose whether to run on her record as secretary of state or distance herself from the Obama administration, with her challengers positioning accordingly. On the […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 65% believe NSA program prevented terrorist attacks in U.S.
Two-thirds of American voters believe the National Security Agency’s surveillance program has prevented terrorist attacks. At the same time, most lack trust in both the federal government — and phone companies — to protect their private information. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Obama approval heads downhill
President Barack Obama’s job approval numbers are sinking as American attitudes about the nation’s progress have taken a turn for the worse, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »